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No Name Pos Ht Yr PPG RPG Other Notes32 BeccaBruszewski F 6-1 So. 9.5 4.4 1.7apg •12.5ppg,5.5rpginpasttwogames52 EricaWilliamson C 6-4 Jr. 5.8 4.4 0.8bpg •.692FG%inconf.gms(leadsBIGEAST)20 AshleyBarlow(C) G 5-9 Jr. 12.3 4.9 2.7apg •AlsoleadsBIGEASTwith.917FT% 23 MelissaLechlitner(C) G 5-7 Jr. 11.2 2.3 3.3apg •13.7ppg,5.0apginpastthreegames24 LindsaySchrader(C) G 6-0 Sr. 12.3 6.8 2.8apg •4.3apg.duringpastthreegames Off the Bench For the Irish 1 EricaSolomon F 6-2 Fr. 7.2 4.6 1.4bpg •LeadsallBIGEASTfroshinblocks10 KellieWatson F 6-2 Fr. 5.3 2.8 1.1apg •.3683FG%(21-57)15thinBIGEAST12 FradericaMiller G 5-10 Fr. 1.4 0.5 0.9spg •Bestgmofyearvs.Loyola(7p,5r,3s)14 DevereauxPeters F 6-2 So. 7.3 4.3 2.0bpg •Outforseason(tornACLleftknee@BC) 21 NatalieNovosel G 5-11 Fr. 7.1 3.1 1.4apg •Ranks5thwith.607FG%inBEplay22 BrittanyMallory G 5-10 So. 8.1 3.3 2.9apg • Outforseason(tornACLleftknee@UM)44 AlenaChristiansen G 5-7 Jr. 1.0 0.3 0.3spg • Walk-onaddedtorosterDec.19 Pronunciations: Alena (uh-LAY-nuh); Bruszewski (broo-SHEFF-skee); Fraderica (fruh-DARE-uh-kuh); Lechlitner (LECK-light-ner); Novosel (KNOW-vuh-sell)

2008-09 ND Women’s Basketball: Game 18#13/9 Notre Dame Fighting Irish(15-2/4-1BIGEAST)vs.Villanova Wildcats (10-8/2-2BIGEAST)

uDATE: January24,2009uTIME: 2:00p.m.ETuAT: Villanova,Pa. ThePavilion(6,500)uSERIES: NDleads15-8u1ST MTG: VU70-57(1/6/81)uLAST MTG:ND69-58(1/16/08)

uRADIO: PulseFM(96.9/92.1) UND.com BobNagle,p-b-puLIVE STATS: UND.comuTEXT ALERT: UND.comuTICKETS: (610)519-4100

Storylinesu NotreDamereturnsfromaweek-longbreak,

itslongestoftheBIGEASTseason.u Six of the past eight matchups between

Notre Dame and Villanova have been de-cidedbyeightpointsorless.

Afterahard-earnedseven-dayhiatus,No.13/9NotreDamegetsbacktoactionSat-urdaywitha2p.m. (ET)BIGEASTcon-

testatVillanova.Itwillbetheloneroadgameforthe Irish ina17-dayspan thatcarries throughintoearlyFebruary. NotreDame(15-2,4-1)bouncedbackfromjust itssecond lossof theseasonwithagritty70-67winoverSt. John’s lastSaturdayat theJoyceCenter.TheIrishjumpedouttoa7-0leadlessthantwominutesintothegameandledbyasmanyas11pointsearly in thesecondhalfbeforetheRedStormralliedtotakeafive-pointlead.However,pacedbyitsveterantri-captains(senior guard Lindsay Schrader and juniorguards Ashley Barlow and Melissa Lechlit-ner), Notre Dame forged ahead in the closingminutes and turned back one last St. John’sflurrytoclaimthevictory. Lechlitnerhadateam-high15pointsandsixassists,whileBarlow,SchraderandsophomoreforwardBecca Bruszewskieachchippedin13pointstoaidtheIrishcause.

Rankingsu NotreDameisranked13thinthisweek’sAs-

sociatedPresspollandninthinthisweek’sESPN/USA Todaycoaches’poll.

u Villanovaisnotranked.

Web Sitesu NotreDame: http://www.UND.comuVillanova: http://www.villanova.comu BIGEAST: http://www.bigeast.org

Setting The StandardUnder the guidance of 22nd-year head coachMuffet McGraw,NotreDamehasevolvedintooneofthecountry’sleadingwomen’sbasketballpowers. The Irish have appeared in 15 NCAATournaments (including a current streak of 13inarow)andadvancedtotheNCAASweet16seven times in thepast12years.NotreDamealsohasreachedtheNCAAWomen’sFinalFourtwice,winningcollegebasketball’sultimateprizewiththe2001nationalchampionship. In its history, Notre Dame has developednine All-Americans, 10WNBA players (includ-ing seven draft picks in the past eight years)andfourUSABasketballveterans(eightmedalswon).Nowintheir32ndseasonin2008-09,theIrishownanall-timerecordof653-289 (.693).

Notre Dame Head Coach Muffet McGrawSaintJoseph’s’77u 22ndseasonatNotreDame •489-190(.720)atNotreDame. •577-231(.714)in27yearsasheadcoach.NOTESu2001consensusNationalCoachoftheYearuFour-timeNaismithCoachoftheYearfinalistuFour-timeconferenceCoachoftheYear •BIGEASTConference(2001) •MidwesternCollegiateConference(1991) •NorthStarConference(1988) •EastCoastConference(@Lehigh)(1983)

15-2 / 4-1 BIG EASTN5 Gannon (exhibition) W, 96-30N16 (16/14)@LSU(24/22)1-ESPN2 W,62-53N19 (15/15)Evansville W,96-61N23 (15/15)@BostonCollege W,102-54N25 (14/10)GeorgiaSouthern W,85-36N29 (14/10)MichiganState(24/rv) W,78-72D2 (11/8)@EasternMichigan W,83-63D7 (11/8)Purdue(17/20) W,62-51D10 (8/8)@MichiganBTN L,59-63OT

D13 (8/8)@ValparaisoESPN360/FC W,63-55D20 (13/7)Loyola-Chicago W,89-45D28 (12/6)@CharlotteESPNU W,68-61D30 (12/6)@Vanderbilt(20/19) W,59-57J3 (12/6)•@SetonHall W,66-60J6 (12/4)•@DePaulCBSCS W,86-62J10 (12/4)•Georgetown W,84-63J13 (10/4)•@MarquetteCBSCS L,65-75J17 (10/4)•St.John’s W,70-67J24 • @ Villanova 2:00 ETJ27 •RutgersCBSCS 8:00ETJ31 •Cincinnati 2:00ETF3 •@Pittsburgh 7:00ETF8 •DePaulESPNU 2:00ETF11 •Louisville 7:00ETF17 •@SouthFlorida 7:00ETF22 •@ConnecticutESPNU 2:00ETF24 •Syracuse 7:00ETF28 •@Providence 2:00ETM2 •WestVirginia 3:30ETM6 BIGEAST1stRound2 TBAM7 BIGEAST2ndRound2-BETV TBAM8 BIGEASTQuarterfinal2-ESPNU TBAM9 BIGEASTSemifinal2-ESPNU 6/8:00ETM10 BIGEASTFinal2-ESPN 7:00ETM22 NCAA1stRound3-ESPN/ESPN2 TBAM24 NCAA2ndRound3-ESPN/ESPN2 TBAM28 NCAARegionalSemifinal4-ESPN TBAM29 NCAARegionalSemifinal4-ESPN TBAM30 NCAARegionalFinal4-ESPN TBAM31 NCAARegionalFinal4-ESPN TBAA5 NCAANationalSemifinals5-ESPN TBAA7 NCAAChampionshipGame5-ESPN TBA

(x) = numbers before opponent name indicate ND rank in AP/ESPN-USA Today polls; numbers after are opponent rank.

• = BIG EAST Conference game1 = State Farm Tip-Off Classic (Baton Rouge, La.)2 = BIG EAST Championship (Hartford, Conn.)3 = NCAA First/Second Rounds (Notre Dame, Ind.)4 = Regionals to be played at: Berkeley (Calif.), Oklahoma City,

Raleigh (N.C.) and Trenton (N.J.)5 = NCAA Women’s Final Four (St. Louis, Mo.)

ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU = Game to be televised on ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNUESPN360/FC = Game televised on ESPN360.com/ESPN Full CourtCBS CS = Game to be televised on CBS College SportsBETV = Game to be televised on BIG EAST TV packageBTN = Game televised on Big Ten NetworkNOTE: All regular-season home games not scheduled for commercial TV broadcast will air live on UND.com.

All games will be broadcast live on South Bend’s Pulse FM (96.9/92.1) and worldwide on the Internet at UND.com.

All times local to site and subject to change

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2008-09 Notre Dame Women’s Basketball

2001 NCAA Champions • 1997 NCAA Final Four7 NCAA Sweet 16 Berths • 15 NCAA Tourney Appearances

Notre Dame Sports InformationC112JoyceCenter,SecondFloorNotreDame,IN46556phone(574)631-7516//fax(574)631-7941ChrisMasters,Asst.SportsInformationDirector(WBB) [email protected]//cell(574)532-4166

Media ServicesThe official Notre Dame athletics web site containsschedules,rosters,updatedstatisticsandsomehistoricalinformationfrompreviousseasons.High-resolutioncolorheadshots and action photos ofNotreDameplayers,coachesandstaffareavailableuponrequest.Official Notre Dame athletics web site:•http://www.UND.com

In-Season Interview PolicyAllrequestsforNotreDameplayer,coachorstaffinterviewsmustbemadethroughChris Mastersand24hours’noticeis appreciated.Pleasebe aware that student-athletes’academicobligationsalwaystakeprecedencebeforeanyinterviewrequests. MediamembersalsomayspeaktoIrishteampersonnelbeforeorafterpracticesessions.Whilemostpracticesareopentothemedia,somemaybeclosedatthecoachingstaff’sdiscretion—contactChris Mastersforthelatestpracticescheduleandavailability. Ongamedays,nointerviewswillbegrantedwithanyNotreDameplayerorcoachpriortocompetition.

Credentials / ParkingSeasoncredentialswillbeissuedtoallmediacoveringtheIrishonaregularbasis.Pleasenote—anyNotreDamemen’sbasketballseasoncredentialalsooffersaccesstoallIrishwomen’sbasketballgames. Forsingle-gamecredentials,contactChris Mastersnolaterthan24hoursbeforetipoff.Credentialrequestsmaybesubmittedviaphone,faxore-mail.Passeswillbeleftatthemediawillcallentrance(Gate1)oftheJoyceCenter. ParkingisfreeforallIrishwomen’sbasketballgamesinthelargelotsouthoftheJoyceCenter.Duetoconstructioninthevicinityofthearena,therearenodesignatedparkinglotsorspecificparkingpassesformediamembers. Credentials remain the property of the University of Notre Dame and may be revoked at any time.

Game NotesNotreDame’sgamenotespackageiscompletedandmadeavailableon-linethroughtheofficialIrishathleticswebsiteduringtheseason,usuallyatleastonedaypriortotipoff.NotreDame’sgamenotesareinAdobePDFformatandwillbedistributedviaelectronic means only (e-mailorweb).Faxdistributionisbyrequestonly. PleasecontactChris Mastersifyouwishtobeaddedto the e-mail distribution list forNotreDame’s regularwomen’sbasketballreleases.

Gameday ServicesGamedaypackagescontaininggamenotes,programsandotherinformationwillbeavailableinthepressboxpriortoallhomecontests.Apre-gamemealalsowillbeservedinthearenalevelmediaroom(exitcourtviaGate8rampbehindvisitors’bench,makefirstright,enterfirstdooronright)beginning75minutesbeforetipoff. Abankofstatisticsmonitorsislocatedonpressrowforthemedia’sconvenience.FinalstatisticsbooksincludeanofficialNCAAboxscoreandplay-by-play.Telephone,copierandfaxservicesareavailableonafirst-come,first-servedbasis.TheJoyceCenteralsoofferswirelessInternetcapability—checkwithChris Mastersforaccess.

Post-Game InterviewsFollowingeachNotreDamehomegame,IrishheadcoachMuffet McGraw and selectedplayers, followedby thevisitingheadcoachandselectedplayers,willbeavailabletospeakwith themedia.Post-gamepressconferencesareheld in theHammesBasketballAuditorium, locatedbetweenGates1&2onthefirstflooroftheJoyceCenter(exitfloorviaGate1ramptorightofpressrow,gostraightandturnrightattheNotreDamewomen’sbasketballoffice;auditoriumentrancewillbeonyourleft). Mediamembers should submit player requests forpost-gameinterviewstoChris Mastersatthefinalmediatimeoutofthesecondhalf.

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A Quick Look At The Fighting IrishFollowing two seasons of impressive growthanddevelopment,NotreDamehasconstructedafirmfoundationuponwhichtobuild itsnextchampionship contender. The Irish enter the2008-09seasonontheheelsofaseventhtriptotheNCAASweet16andahighly-competitiveeffortinthatregionalsemifinalthathasplayers,coaches and followers optimistic that evengreatersuccessmaybeonthehorizon. NotreDamehas three starters and sevenmonogramwinnersreturningthisseasonfromasquad that rankedamong the top10 in thecountryinscoringoffense(8th-76.2ppg)andscoringmargin(10th-+14.6ppg)ayearago.TheIrishalsohavemanyofthepiecesbackfromthe’07-08clubthatledtheBIGEASTinstealsforthesecondconsecutiveyear(school-record397,11.68pergame)andforcedanopponent-record737turnovers. Perhaps it’snosurprisethatNotreDame’spresentupwardmobilityhascoincidedwiththearrivalofitscurrentjuniorclass,includingguardsandco-captainsAshley Barlow andMelissa Lechlitner.Barlowearnedhonorablementionall-BIGEASTstatuslastyearandistheteam’stopreturningscorer(12.1ppg),whilealsosettingthedefensivetonewithateam-high68stealslastseason.Meanwhile,Lechlitner(5.5ppg,2.6apg)assumesthemantleofleadershipfromthepointguardpositionaftertwoconsistentyearsasareliableunderstudytoTulyahGaines. TheIrishalsoshouldbenefitfromtheveteranexperienceandguidanceofseniorguardandco-captainLindsay Schrader,whojoinedBar-lowonlastyear’sBIGEASThonorablementionsquadafterlogging10.3pointsandateam-high

6.2reboundspergame.Sheearnedsimilarsta-tusthisfallinpreseasonvotingbytheconferencecoachesandgivesNotreDameauniqueblendoftoughnessanddeterminationthathasbecomethecommonthreadrunningthroughtheteam’srecentresurgence. TheIrishsophomoreclassprovedtobeanexceptionalcomplementtotheirpredecessorslastseason,ledbyforwardDevereaux Peters (9.0ppg,5.6rpg,2.0bpg),whowasaBIGEASTAll-FreshmanTeamchoicedespitemissingthefinal11gamesof theyearwithaknee injury.GuardBrittany Mallory(6.3ppg,343FG)joinedPeters on the conference’s all-rookie squad,whileforwardBecca Bruszewski (5.0ppg,2.5rpg)maybetheteam’smost improvedplayerheading into this season after a scintillatingthree-gameNCAATournamentperformancethatincludedaseason-high16pointsagainstbothSMUandTennessee.

Potent Notables About The Irish • Not re Dame is

among the na-tion’s winningestprograms duringthe past 12 sea-sons (1996-97 topresent), rankingseventhwith 307victories.

• Notre Dame hasrankedamongthetop20inthenationinattendanceeachofthepasteightseasons.Thisyear,thepro-gramhasaveraged6,990fansfor itsfirstseven home games. The Irish also havedrawn5,000-or-more fans to117of theirlast119homegames,includingsixJoyceCenterselloutsof11,418(mostrecentlyonDec.7,2008vs.Purdue).

• TheIrishhavebecomearegularfixtureintheWNBADraftinrecentyears,assevenNotreDameplayershavebeenselectedinthepasteightseasons.Charel Allen was themostrecentIrishplayertobechosen,goingtotheSacramentoMonarchsinthethirdround(43rdoverallpick)ofthe2008WNBADraft.Allen,Megan Duffy(NewYork)andRuth Riley(SanAntonio)allwereactiveintheleagueduringthe’08season,withallthreeteamsmakingtheplayoffs(SanAnto-niomadetheWNBAFinals,whileNewYorkwas the EasternConference runner-up).ThreeofNotreDame’seightWNBAalumshavewonatotaloffourleaguechampion-ships—Rileywonapair of crownswiththeDetroitShock(2003FinalsMVP,2006),Coquese Washingtontoiledforthe2000HoustonComets,whileJacqueline Bat-teast was Riley’s teammate on the ’06title-winningsquadinDetroit.

• Forthethirdyearinarow,theIrishpostedaperfect100-percentGraduationSuccessRate(GSR),accordingtofiguresreleasedbytheNCAAinOctober2008.NotreDamealsowasoneofonlyfourteamswithaperfect’07GSRtoadvancetothe2008NCAASweet16 (joiningOklahoma State, TennesseeandVanderbilt).Furthermore,sinceMuffet McGrawbecamethe Irishheadcoach in

Winningest Teams (1996-97 to present)

414 Connecticut403 Tennessee361 Duke326 LouisianaTech325 OldDominion318 Purdueu307 NOTRE DAMENOTE: through games of Jan. 22.

#10/4 Notre Dame 70, St. John’s 67January 17, 2009Joyce Center (Notre Dame, Ind.)

St. John’s (67)Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tpStevens 22 3-10 0-0 5-5 5 1 4 11Hart 27 4-9 0-0 0-0 4 1 2 8Lindsay 34 4-8 0-2 1-2 5 3 4 9Murphy 21 1-2 0-0 1-2 3 2 0 3McLean 37 6-18 4-10 1-1 8 1 3 17McManmon 28 3-8 3-7 0-0 1 2 3 9McCorvey 19 2-2 0-0 0-1 3 2 1 4Mitchell 12 3-6 0-0 0-0 3 1 1 6Team 4Totals 200 26-63 7-19 8-11 36 13 18 67

Notre Dame (70)Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tpBruszewski 22 4-9 1-3 4-5 6 2 4 13Williamson 16 2-5 0-0 1-1 5 1 1 5Barlow 36 4-11 3-6 2-2 5 3 1 13Lechlitner 40 6-10 2-3 1-1 4 6 0 15Schrader 33 5-6 0-0 3-3 4 5 1 13Solomon 22 3-7 0-0 3-5 8 0 2 9Watson 9 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 0 1 0Miller 9 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 2Novosel 13 0-4 0-0 0-0 2 0 2 0Team 1Totals 200 25-55 6-13 14-17 35 18 13 70

St. John’s 27 40 — 67Notre Dame 34 36 — 70

FG Pct: St. John’s 41.3, Notre Dame 45.5. 3-PT FG Pct: St. John’s36.8,NotreDame46.2.FT Pct:St. John’s72.7,NotreDame82.4.Turnovers:St.John’s16,NotreDame18.Blocked Shots: St. John’s 1, Notre Dame 3 (Solomon 2).Steals:St.John’s14(sixwith2),NotreDame7(Lechlitner3).Attendance:6,027.

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Around the BIG EAST

1987,everyNotreDamewomen’sbasket-ballplayerthathascompletedherathleticandacademic eligibility at theUniversityhasgraduated(a57-for-57successrate).

A Quick Look At VillanovaVillanova returnsnine letterwinners, includingfourstarters,fromlastseason’sclubthatposteda17-16recordandadvancedtothethirdroundoftheWNITbeforeanarrowsix-point losstoColorado. TheWildcats(10-8,2-2BIGEAST)lookedsharplateinthenon-conferenceseason,win-ning six of eight in the run-up toBIGEASTplay.However,sincethestartofthenewyear,Villanova has alternatedwins and losses infivegames, including itsfirst fourconferencecontests. VU is comingoff a 67-60non-conferenceloss at GeorgeWashington onWednesdaynight.TheWildcatstrailedbynineatthehalf,but rallied to takeaone-point leadwith3:26remainingbeforeGWansweredwitha12-0runtotakecommandandicethevictory. SeniorforwardLaura Kurzscoredagame-high29points and junior guardMaria Getty added10pointsforVillanova,whichbouncedbackfromacold-shootingfirsthalf(.208)withamuchbetterfinal20minutes(.514overall,.409fromthree-pointrangeon9-of-22shooting). Oneoftheconference’stopall-aroundplay-ers,KurzranksamongtheBIGEASTleadersinscoring(18.0ppg.,sixth),rebounding(7.8rpg.,10th)andblocks(1.6bpg.,fifth).Gettyissecondon the team inscoring (9.2ppg.)and tops insteals(1.22spg.),whileseniorguardSiobhan O’Connoristhirdinscoring(7.9ppg.)andtopsinbothfreethrowpercentage(.849,fourthinBIGEAST)andassists(2.56apg.). VeteranheadcoachHarry Perrettaworkedhis 900th game at Villanova onWednesdaynight,havingamasseda563-337(.626)recordin31seasonsontheMainLine.Heis8-15all-timeagainstNotreDame.

The Notre Dame-Villanova SeriesSaturdaywillmarkthe24thtimeNotreDameandVillanovahave tangledon thehardwood,with the Irishholdinga15-8series leadafterwinning thepast twomatchups.NotreDamealsois11-5againsttheWildcatsinBIGEASTregular-seasonplaysincejoiningtheconferencein1995-96. TheIrishhaveaslim6-5seriesleadatThePavilion,havingwononfouroftheirlastsixvisitstoVU’shomecourtaftertheWildcatswonthreeofthefirstfive.

The Last Time ND And Villanova MetDevereaux Petersfinishedwithaseason-high15points,sevenstealsandthreeblockedshots,andNo.17/15NotreDameforcedVillanovaintoaseason-high24turnoversenroutetoa69-58victoryonJan.16,2008,attheJoyceCenter. Petersenteredthegameat15:47ofthefirsthalf, grabbedher first steal 20 seconds laterandscoredherfirstbasketjust29secondsafterthat. TheIrish (14-3,2-1BIGEAST)wentahead43-34whenPeterscaughtapassinsidefromTulyah Gainesandbankeditinwith15:52left.

TheWildcats(11-6,1-3)twicecuttheleadtofivepointsandhadchancesbothtimestocutittothree,butcouldn’tdoit. The Irishextendedthe leadto62-52whenAshley Barlow,wholedtheIrishwith16points,convertedonathree-pointplaywith4:20left,andwentahead68-55whenPetersmadeapairoffreethrowswith67secondsleft. Charel Allen added13points for the IrishandLindsay Schraderfinishedwith12andagame-high eight rebounds. The Irish shot 54percentforthegameandwere17-of-18fromthefreethrowline. Laura KurzledtheWildcatswith20points.Stacie Witmanhad14pointsforVillanova,Lisa Karcichad11andSiobhan O’Connoradded10.TheWildcatshitfivethree-pointersinarowinthefirsthalftokeepthegameclose.

The Last Time ND And Villanova Met At The PavilionCharel Allenpouredinagame-high25pointstopacefourplayersindoublefiguresasNotreDame turned in one of its best road perfor-mancesofthe2006-07season,rollingtoa75-58BIGEASTConferencewinoverVillanovaonFeb.13,2007,atThePavilion.ItwasthemostpointsNotreDamehasscoredonVU’shomecourtsince1997. Allenloggedhersecondconsecutive25-pointgameandherfifthinninecontests.Shealsotal-liedsixreboundsandtiedhercareerhighwithsixassists,allwithoutaturnoverin37minutesofaction.Ashley Barlowchalkedup15points,six rebounds and five steals,whileMelissa

#17/15 Notre Dame 69, Villanova 58January 16, 2008Joyce Center (Notre Dame, Ind.)

Villanova (58)Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tpKurz 39 9-15 1-3 1-1 5 1 2 20Witman 23 6-8 2-3 0-0 1 1 4 14Karcic 33 4-8 3-4 0-1 4 2 3 11Getty 31 0-7 0-3 0-0 4 3 2 0Grant 20 0-1 0-0 0-0 3 1 0 0Weiss 12 1-1 1-1 0-0 0 0 2 3O’Connor 31 3-6 2-2 2-2 0 1 4 10Dougherty 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0Swiezynski 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0Elliott 4 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0Team 3Totals 200 23-47 9-16 3-4 21 9 18 58

Notre Dame (69)Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tpWilliamson 8 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 2Gaines 33 1-5 0-0 0-0 1 3 2 2Allen 37 4-9 0-0 5-6 3 3 0 13Barlow 32 5-8 1-3 5-5 3 3 1 16Schrader 31 5-5 0-0 2-2 8 2 0 12Peters 28 5-8 0-0 5-5 6 1 4 15Mallory 12 1-3 1-2 0-0 0 1 2 3Lechlitner 14 2-4 0-0 0-0 2 0 2 4Bruszewski 5 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2Team 1Totals 200 25-46 2-5 17-18 25 13 12 69

Villanova 32 26 — 58Notre Dame 35 34 — 69

FG Pct: Villanova 48.9, Notre Dame 54.3. 3-PT FG Pct: Villanova 56.3, Notre Dame 40.0. FT Pct: Villanova 75.0,NotreDame94.4.Turnovers: Villanova24,NotreDame19.Blocked Shots: Villanova3(Karcic2),NotreDame4(Peters3).Steals: Villanova9(Karcic3),NotreDame17(Peters7).Attendance:5,523.

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fighting irish women’s basketball 2008-09 NOTRE DAME2008-09 Standings (through Jan. 23)

BIG EAST Overall

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(7/10)Louisville 6 0 19 1

(1/1)Connecticut 4 0 18 0

u(13/9) NOTRE DAME 4 1 15 2

Pittsburgh 3 2 13 4

Cincinnati 3 2 13 5

(21/24)Rutgers 3 2 11 5

Marquette 3 2 12 7

Villanova 2 2 10 8

DePaul 2 3 14 5

Syracuse 2 3 13 5

Georgetown 2 3 12 6

SouthFlorida 2 4 15 5

SetonHall 2 4 13 5

St.John’s 1 3 13 4

Providence 1 4 7 11

WestVirginia 0 5 11 7(n) Ranking in Associated Press/ESPN-USA Today polls

Player of the WeekNov.24 ...............................AngelMcCoughtry,LouisvilleDec. 1 ...........................ReneeMontgomery,ConnecticutDec. 8 ................................. ShavonteZellous,PittsburghDec. 15 ...............................AngelMcCoughtry,LouisvilleDec. 22 ............................... ShavonteZellous,PittsburghDec. 29 ..................................AngelRobinson,MarquetteJan.5 ...................................MoniqueMcLean,St.John’sJan.12 ................................AngelMcCoughtry,LouisvilleJan.19 .....................................MayaMoore,Connecticut

Freshman of the WeekNov.24 ...................................KandiceGreen,SetonHallDec. 1 ..................................Kellie Watson, Notre DameDec. 8 ..................................Kellie Watson, Notre DameDec. 15 ...................................KandiceGreen,SetonHallDec. 22 ..............................Da’ShenaStevens,St.John’sDec. 29 ............................ Natalie Novosel, Notre DameJan.5 .................................Da’ShenaStevens,St.John’sJan. 12 ............................ Natalie Novosel, Notre DameJan.19 ................................ ShanasaSanders,Cincinnati

Upcoming BIG EAST GamesSaturday, January 24 •PittsburghatSyracuse 1:00p • Notre Dame at Villanova 2:00p •ProvidenceatSetonHall 2:00p •St.John’satWestVirginia 2:00p •ConnecticutatCincinnati 7:00p •GeorgetownatSouthFlorida 7:00p •RutgersatDePaul 8:00p

Sunday, January 25 Nogamesscheduled

Monday, January 26 SetonHallatPennsylvania 7:00p •LouisvilleatConnecticut 7:30p

Tuesday, January 27 •DePaulatSt.John’s 7:00p •ProvidenceatVillanova 7:00p • Rutgers at Notre Dame 8:00p •PittsburghatGeorgetown 8:00p •SyracuseatMarquette 8:00p

Wednesday-Thursday, January 28-29 Nogamesscheduled

Friday, January 30 •MarquetteatPittsburgh 7:00p

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Associated Press Poll• January 19, 2009: Poll #11 Team (First-Place Votes) Rec Pts LW1 uConnecticut (45) 17-0 1,125 12 NorthCarolina 17-0 1,080 23 Oklahoma 14-2 1,018 34 Duke 15-1 958 45 Baylor 15-1 948 56 Auburn 18-0 895 67 uLouisville 18-1 867 78 California 14-2 780 119 TexasA&M 14-2 745 810 Tennessee 14-3 686 1311 Stanford 13-4 673 912 Maryland 15-3 622 1213 NOTRE DAME 15-2 601 1014 Texas 14-3 553 1615 Florida 17-2 445 1916 Virginia 14-3 442 1417 uVanderbilt 14-4 407 1818 KansasState 15-1 366 1719 OhioState 14-3 361 1520 Marist 17-1 205 2121 uRutgers 10-5 182 2322 FloridaState 16-4 143 —23 NewMexico 14-2 106 2524 OklahomaState 12-4 101 2225 uPittsburgh 12-4 75 —Others Receiving Votes: South Dakota State 68, IowaState60,Xavier31,uDePaul 24,GeorgiaTech14,uP-urdue 13,MiddleTennessee8,Indiana7,uBoston Col-lege 5, Gonzaga 5, Minnesota 2, Montana 2, BowlingGreen1,Wisconsin-GreenBay1.

ESPN/USA Today/WBCA Coaches’ Poll• January 20, 2009: Poll #11 Team (First-Place Votes) Rec Pts LW1 uConnecticut (31) 18-0 775 12 Oklahoma 14-2 725 33 NorthCarolina 17-1 704 24 Baylor 15-1 678 55 Auburn 18-0 617 86 California 14-2 584 97 TexasA&M 14-2 563 68 Duke 16-1 553 109 NOTRE DAME 15-2 546 410 uLouisville 18-1 536 1111 Stanford 13-4 509 712 Tennessee 14-3 378 1513 Maryland 15-3 363 1614 Virginia 14-3 355 1215 KansasState 15-1 353 1416 Texas 14-3 303 1717 OhioState 14-3 282 1318 uVanderbilt 14-4 272 1819 Florida 17-2 241 1920 SouthDakotaState 18-2 166 2121 Xavier 15-4 101 2422 IowaState 13-4 94 2023 FloridaState 16-4 84 —24 uRutgers 10-5 82 2325 OklahomaState 12-4 68 22OthersReceivingVotes:Marist41,NewMexico35,uPi-ttsburgh 20,uDePaul 18,MiddleTennessee9,GeorgiaTech6,Gonzaga6,BowlingGreen3,Houston2,Indiana1,Minnesota1,NorthCarolinaA&T1.

LW = last weeku=2008-09NotreDameopponent

D’Amico cameoffthebenchtoscore15pointson7-of-11shooting.Breona Grayalsoturnedinanefficientperformancewith10pointson4-of-6shooting(2-2fromthethree-pointline). Stacie Witman and Jackie Adamshick carded16pointsandsevenreboundsapiecefor Villanova (7-18, 1-11),which lost its 10thconsecutivegame.NotreDamealsoheld theWildcatsto4-of-19(.211)frombeyondthearcand forced the normally sure-handedVUof-fenseinto20turnovers,with14comingonIrishsteals. Allen’s three-pointer less than fiveminutesintothegameignitedan11-0Irishrunthatputthevisitorsinfronttostay.NotreDamealsoheldtheWildcatstoonefieldgoaloverthefinal6:06whiletakinga34-25halftimelead. Villanova got as close as 45-42 onMaria Getty’sthree-pointerwith12:55togo.ButAl-lenhitalayup40secondslaterasNotreDamescored10ofthenext12pointsina6:30spanandVUnevergotcloser thanninepoints therestoftheway.

Other ND-Villanova Series Tidbits• Nearlyhalf(11)ofthe23gamesintheseries

havebeendecidedbyeightpointsorfewer,withNotreDamewinning six of those 11closecontests.

• From2002-06,sixconsecutivegamesintheseriesweredecidedbyagrandtotalof17points (2.8ppg.)andallsixwere indoubtinsidethefinalminuteofplay.However,thepasttwocontestsbothhavegonetotheIrishbydouble-digitmargins.

• NotreDame’s75-58winatVillanovain2007markedthefirsttimeeitherteamhadscored70pointsintheseriessinceFeb.16,2000(a70-52Irishwin,alsoatThePavilion).Inad-dition,itwasthelargestmarginofvictoryintheseriessinceDec.6,2000(a64-33NotreDamewinattheJoyceCenter).

• The75pointsputupbytheIrishontheirlastvisit toVillanovawere themost theyhavescoredagainsttheWildcatssinceFeb.28,1999,whenNotreDamechalkedupan83-53victory in theBIGEASTChampionshipquarterfinalsatPiscataway,N.J.

• NotreDamehasscoredatleast65pointsinitslastthreematchupswithVillanovaafterfailing to reach that total in the previoussevencontests.

• TheIrishhaveforced44VUturnoversinthepast two series games after theWildcatscameintobothgamesrankedeitherfirstorsecondinthecountryforfewestturnovers.Last year,NotreDamecaused24Wildcatturnovers,Villanova’shighestgiveawaytotalsinceDec.1,2001(26inalossatTemple).

• NotreDameheadcoachMuffet McGraw isanativeofWestChester,Pa., isa1977graduateofSaintJoseph’sUniversity,beforespendingtwoyearsasheadcoachatArch-bishopCarrollHighSchool inRadnor,Pa.(50-3record),andtwoyearsasanassistantcoachatSJUunderJim Foster (now theheadcoach atOhioState) from1980-82.ShealsoisamemberofthreehallsoffameinthePhiladelphiaarea—theSJUWomen’sBasketballHallofFame(inducted1986),thePhiladelphiaBigFiveHallofFame(inducted

1990)and theSJUAthleticsHall ofFame(inducted2002).

• VillanovaseniorforwardLaura KurzistheyoungersisterofformerNotreDamemen’sbasketballforwardRob Kurz,whoisinthemidstofhis rookieseasonwith theNBA’sGoldenStateWarriors.

• Second-yearVillanovastrengthandcondi-tioningcoachLon Recordspentsixyearson the staff atNotreDame from2000-01through2005-06.

Road WarriorsNotreDameis18-6(.750)intrueroadgamesduring thepast twoseasons. Inaddition, thepast five road losses for the Irish havebeendecidedby10pointsorfewer, includingbothsetbacks this season (a 63-59 overtime lossatMichiganonDec.10,anda75-65defeatatMarquetteonJan.13). FromDec.28-Jan.6,theIrishembarkedonafour-gameroadswing,theirlongestregular-seasontripsinceearlyinthe2002-03season,sweepinggamesatCharlotte(68-61),No.20/19Vanderbilt(59-57),SetonHall(66-60)andDe-Paul(86-62).It’sthefirsttimeNotreDamewonfourconsecutivegames,allontheroad(oppo-nent’shomefloor)sinceJan.7-19,1991,whentheIrishwonatButler(80-64),DePaul(81-66),Loyola-Chicago(66-55)andMarquette(91-73)insuccessionduringNotreDame’sfirstfullweekasarankedteaminprogramhistory.

Born To RunNotreDamehasusedsome impressivescor-ingstreakstotakecommandinseveralgamesthis season. In fact, the Irish have fashionednine game-changing runs duringwhich theyhaveoutscoredtheiropponentbyat least12points.

Notre Dame In the PollsAssociated Press Poll Weeks RankedWeek Points Rank 08-09 All TimeNov.1,2008(Pre) 374 16 1 160Nov.17,2008 459 15 2 161Nov.24,2008 579 14 3 162Dec.1,2008 669 11 4 163Dec.8,2008 784 8 5 164Dec.15,2008 598 13 6 165Dec.22,2008 609 12 7 166Dec.29,2008 607 12 8 167Jan.5,2009 644 12 9 168Jan.12,2009 758 10 10 169Jan.19,2009 601 13 11 170SEASON HIGHS 784 8

ESPN/USA Today/WBCA Coaches’ Poll Weeks RankedWeek Points Rank 08-09 All TimeNov.5,2008(Pre) 294 14 1 152Nov.18,2008 367 15 2 153Nov.25,2008 464 10 3 154Dec.2,2008 539 8 4 155Dec.9,2008 559 8 5 156Dec.16,2008 550 tie-7 6 157Dec.23,2008 581 6 7 158Dec.30,2008 588 6 8 159Jan.6,2009 648 4 9 160Jan.13,2009 656 4 10 161Jan.20,2009 546 9 11 162SEASON HIGHS 656 4



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Furthermore,NotreDamehasmanufacturedthreestreaksofat least16consecutivepointsthisseason,includinga27-0blitzinthesecondhalf of itswin overG e o r g i a Southernon Nov.25. Thatm a r k e dthe sec-ond-lon-gest runof unan-s w e r e dpointsinschoolhistory,toppedonlybya31-0run inthefirsthalfofawinoverPittsburghonJan.18,1997,attheJoyceCenter.

A Start We Can Believe InNotreDame’s14-1startwasthesecond-best15-gamedebutinschoolhistory.Theonly timeanIrishsquadstartedbetterthanthisyear’sclub was 2000-01,when Notre Dameopened the seasonwith a school-record 23 consecutivewins enroute to theprogram’s firstNo. 1 rankingandeventually,itsfirstnationalchampionship.

Getting Off On The Right FootNotreDameopened3-0 inBIGEASTplay forthesixthtime in its14-yearconferencemembership(1995-96 to present), butthe first time since2001-02. In each of theirfive prior 3-0 BIGEAST starts, theIrish have gone ontofinishnolowerthansecond,eitheroverallorin theirdivision (when theconference featureddivisionalplayfrom1995-96through1997-98).

Serving NoticeFour ofNotreDame’swins this season havecomeagainstAPTop25 opponents,mark-ing the first time inschool history theIrish have registeredfour non-conferenceTop25victoriesintheregular season. Thefourrankedwinsalsocurrently representnearlyhalfof theBIGEAST’s nine Top 25winsduringthe2008-09 non-conferenceschedule (no otherleague school hasmorethantwoTop25non-conferencevicto-riesthisseason). What’smore,ofthe12 teams rankedaheadofNotreDame in this

week’sAssociatedPresspoll, nonehasmorewins over ranked opponents than the Irish(throughThursdaynight’s action). In fact, onlyNorthCarolinaevenhasasmanyroadTop25winsasNotreDameatthispointintheseason(Stanfordhasapairofneutral-siterankedvicto-riesonitsresume).

Piping Hot TurnoversAfterforcinganopponent-record737turnovers(21.7pergame)lastseason,NotreDameisatitagainthisyear,causing358turnovers(21.1pergame)through17games. AlmosthalfofthoseturnovershavecomeviaIrish steals,withNotreDame registering 178thefts(10.5pergame)afterleadingtheBIGEASTConferenceinthatcategoryeachofthepasttwoseasons.

Long Distance DefenseOneof the focal points ofNotreDame’s pre-seasonworkoutswasimprovingitsthree-pointdefense,afteropponentsshot.355frombeyondthe arc last year. So far, itwould appear thatemphasisinpracticehaspaidoff. NotreDameis27thinthecountry(andthirdintheBIGEAST)inthree-pointpercentagedefensethisseason,holdingopponentstoa.267percent-age(65-of-243)fromlongrange.What’smore,inthefirst17games,thebestanyIrishopponenthasmanagedtoconnectfromoutsideofthe19-9arcwasthe36.8-percentefficiencypostedbySt.John’s(7-of-19)onJan.17.

Wearing The CollarNotreDameheldDePaul’sleadingscorer,Deir-dre Naughton,scorelessinitsvictoryonJan.6,markingthefirsttimeinNaughton’sthree-yearcareershehadbeenshutout(shecameintothegameaveraging18.3ppg.). ThelasttimetheIrishblankedtheopponent’sleadingscorerwasDec.22,2001,whenNotreDamekeptMarquette’sRachel Klugoutofthescorebook ina60-33winat theJoyceCenter(Klugwasaveraging13.7ppg.attipoff).

New Kids On The BlockItmaynotbeexactlythewayIrishheadcoachMuffet McGrawenvisioneditpriortotheseason,butNotreDame’sfreshmanclasshasbeenget-tingsomevaluableon-the-jobtrainingthisyear. With season-ending knee injuries to sopho-moresDevereaux PetersandBrittany Mallory,theIrishbenchnowbasicallyconsistsofthefour-playerfreshmanclass—forwardErica Solomon andKellie WatsonandguardsNatalie Novosel andFraderica Miller. Yet,despite their relative lackofexperienceatthecollegelevel,allfourplayershavemadesolidcontributionstoNotreDame’s15-2start.Threeofthefourhavescoredindoublefiguresatleasttwice(Novosel-6,Solomon-5,Watson-2),withbothWatsonandNovoselalsotwicebeingnamed theBIGEASTFreshman of theWeek(Watson-Dec.1&8;Novosel-Dec.29&Jan.12). What’smore, those three aforementionedplayerseachareaveragingatleast16minutespernight,whilethespeedyMillerhasemergedasNotreDame’sgo-todefensivestopper,averaging

ND Best BIG EAST Starts

1999-00 15-0 15-1(2)2000-01 12-0 15-1(t-1)1996-97 12-0 17-1(2)*1995-96 6-0 15-3(2)*u2008-09 3-0 ?2001-02 3-0 13-3(2)* - BIG EAST divisional finish

ND Significant Scoring Runs

GeorgiaSouthern 27-0(15:24-8:05,2nd)Loyola-Chicago 31-6(16:25-5:05,1st)@Vanderbilt 22-0(15:44-7:04,2nd)GeorgiaSouthern 24-5(13:52-4:25,1st)@Marquette 20-2(7:11-1:22,1st)Loyola-Chicago 20-3(20:00-13:02,2nd)@Valparaiso 16-0(11:14-2:55,1st)@BostonColl. 17-2(4:13,1st-19:13,2nd)Evansville 15-3(15:27-12:33,1st)

Notre Dame Leads Series 15-8Date Site Result Score1/6/81 Villanova L 57-701/3/83 Villanova W 72-682/11/84 NotreDame W 85-7912/29/87 Villanova1 L 55-562/14/96 NotreDame W 72-561/12/97 Villanova W 77-542/19/97 NotreDame W 68-511/28/98 Villanova L 54-703/1/98 Piscataway,N.J.2 W 56-4812/12/98 NotreDame W 63-622/10/99 Villanova W 74-522/28/99 Piscataway,N.J.2 W 83-532/16/00 Villanova W 70-5212/6/00 NotreDame W 64-331/12/02 Villanova L 59-602/26/02 NotreDame L 45-481/25/03 Villanova W 58-563/9/03 Piscataway,N.J.2 L 39-501/24/04 NotreDame W 38-361/9/05 Villanova L 54-592/7/06 NotreDame L 65-69(ot)2/13/07 Villanova W 75-581/16/08 NotreDame W 69-581 = Wildcat Christmas Classic (championship game)2 = BIG EAST Championship (quarterfinal)

Series Scoring Total Average NotreDame 1,452 63.1Villanova 1,298 56.4

Current Win Streak:NotreDame-2gamesMuffet McGraw vs. Villanova: 13-7Harry Perretta vs. Notre Dame: 8-15McGraw vs. Perretta:McGrawleads14-9ND Biggest Win:31(64-33on12/6/00)VU Biggest Win:16(70-54on1/28/98)ND Longest Win Streak:6(1998-2000)VU Longest Win Streak:2,twice(2002;2005-06)

THE TALE OF THE TAPE ND VUOverall/BIGEASTrecord 15-2/4-1 10-8/2-2AP/ESPN-USA Todayrank 13/9 —

SCORINGPointsscoredpergame 75.1 57.1Pointsallowedpergame 58.7 54.0Fieldgoalpercentage .466 .387Three-pointpercentage .359 .295Freethrowpercentage .696 .765

REBOUNDINGReboundspergame 39.6 31.8Opponentrebs.pergame 35.7 34.6Reboundingmargin +3.9 (-2.8)

OTHERAssistspergame 15.9 13.1Turnoverspergame 17.4 12.8Assist/turnoverratio 0.92 1.02Blockedshotspergame 4.5 3.8Stealspergame 10.5 5.2

Best 15-Game Records15-0 .......................2000-01u14-1 ....................2008-0913-2 .....................fivetimes(mostrecently:2007-08)

’08-09 AP Top 25 Wins (current AP top 13 teams)u#13 NOTRE DAME ..4 (2)#2NorthCarolina ........ 4(2)#5Baylor ..................... 4(1)#3Oklahoma ................4(*)#8California ................ 3(1)#9TexasA&M ...............3(*)#11Stanford .................3(*)#4 Duke ............................ 3#1Connecticut ............ 2(1)#6Auburn .................... 2(1)#7Louisville ................. 2(1)#10Tennessee ............. 2(1)#12Maryland ............... 1(1)NOTES: Road wins in parenthe-ses … asterisks for neutral-site wins (Stanford-2, Texas A&M/Oklahoma-1) … rankings from Jan. 19 poll … wins through Jan. 22.


fighting irish women’s basketball 2008-09 NOTRE DAME

nearlyonestealpergameinher12appearancesthisseason. NotreDame’sknackforquickplayerdevelop-mentshouldcomeasnosurprise—theIrishhavedeveloped fiveBIGEASTAll-FreshmanTeamselectionsinthepasttwoseasonsalone(includingPetersandMallorylastyear),themostofanyteamintheconference.

Spreading The WealthNotreDamehasseeneightdifferentplayersleadtheteaminscoringthisseason,withsixoftheIrishleadingscorersregisteringacareer-scoringhigh—Becca BruszewskiatBostonCollege(18),Brittany Mallory vs.Georgia Southern(19),Kellie Watson vs.MichiganState (18),Natalie Novosel at EasternMichigan (18),Melissa Lechlitnervs.Purdue(19)andErica Williamson vs.Georgetown (21). The otherteam-leading scorers this season havebeenjuniorguardAshley Barlow,whohasset thepacefortheIrishfivetimes,andseniorguardLindsay Schrader,whohaspostedthreeteam-highscoringgames. Fortheseason,10ofthe12playersonNotreDamerosterhavescored indoublefiguresatleast once,with freshman guardFraderica Miller aimingtojointhatclub(alongwithwalk-onjuniorguardAlena Christiansen,whowasaddedtotheIrishrosteronDec.19).

More On The Balance BeamNotreDamewasrankedamongthetop50in10ofapossible18NCAAteamstatisticalcatego-ries(asofMonday).Includedinthatcountarefourtop25rankings,pacedbyaNo.5rankinfieldgoalpercentage(.466)andaNo.14rankinscoringoffense(75.1ppg.). Atthesametime,onlyoneIrishplayerisap-pearinginthetop50ofthe10NCAAindividualstatisticalrankings—juniorguardAshley Bar-lowcurrentlystands38thinthenationinsteals(2.67spg.).

Nostradamus In High HeelsWith the Irish trailingatNo.20/19Vanderbilt,36-24,athalftimeonDec.30,NotreDameheadcoachMuffet McGrawcalmlywalkedintothelockerroomandassuredherteamthattheywereabouttopulloffoneofthegreatestcomebacksinschoolhistory.Asitturnedout,shewasrightonthemoney. AftertheCommodoresexpandedtheirleadto18pointsontwooccasions(thelastat46-28with15:56toplay),NotreDamewenttowork,blitzingVanderbiltwitha22-0runoverthenext8:40totakethelead.VUtiedthegameat50-50,buttheIrishthenwentontopforgoodonalayupbysophomoreforwardBecca Bruszewskiwith4:06left,cappingtheimprobablerally. Thepreviousschool-recordcomebackhadbeen 16 points,which took place onMarch30,2001,attheNCAAWomen’sFinalFourinSt. Louis,whenNotreDameerased a 47-31deficit late in the first half and chargedpastConnecticut,90-75onthewaytotheprogram’sfirstnationalchampionship.

Polling StationNotreDameisranked13thinthisweek’sAssoci-

atedPresspoll,droppingthreespotsfromthelastweek’srank.Still,itisthe31stconsecutiveAPpoll appearance for the Irish,whomovedinto theTop10 for theninth time in thepast13 seasons (1996-97 through 2008-09)withtheirNo.8rankingonDec. 8. Notre Dame hasbeen ranked in theAPpollfor170weeksduring the program’s32-year history, witheveryoneofthoseap-pearances coming intheMuffet McGraw era (since 1987-88).McGraw ranks 13thamongallactiveNCAADivisionIheadcoach-esforweeksintheAPpoll, and also stands25th all-time in thatcategory. Inaddition,theIrishearnedtheir31stcon-secutiverankinginTuesday’sESPN/USA Today/WBCAcoaches’poll, tumbling toNo. 9 afterspendingtheprevioustwoweeksataseason-highfourth.ItwasthehighestrankingforNotreDame in the coachespoll since theweekofJan.5,2005,whentheIrishcheckedinatNo.3.NotreDamehasappeared in thecoaches’pollfor162weeksduringitshistory(allcomingduringMcGraw’stenure).

More Polling DataNotre Dame headcoachMuffet McGraw isoneof24peopleinNCAADivisionIwom-en’sbasketballhistorywhohavebothplayedforandcoachedateamthat has appeared intheAssociatedPressTop25poll. Besidesher170APpollappearanceswhilecoaching at NotreDame,McGrawwasthestartingpointguardatSaintJoseph’s(Pa.)as a senior in 1977,helpingtheHawksrisetoNo.3inthenation.Of the 24 people onthis list, 13 currentlyare NCAA Division Iheadcoaches(seeaccompanyingchart).

Thirty DeedsLastyear,theIrishtiedaschoolrecordwith10winsby30-or-morepoints.ItwouldseemNotreDame is intent on challenging thatmark thisseason,havingwonfourgamesthisseasonbyatleast35points—afirstinschoolhistory. Just prior to theThanksgiving holiday, theIrishpostedtwoofthelargerwinningmarginsintheprogram’srecordbooks,rollingtoa48-pointvictoryatBostonCollege(102-54),followedbya49-pointwinathomeoverGeorgiaSouthern(85-36).

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Day of the WeekSunday 4-0Monday 0-0Tuesday 4-1Wednesday 1-1Thursday 0-0Friday 0-0Saturday 6-0

Time of GameDaygames(before6p.mlocaltime) 10-0Nightgames(6p.m.orlaterlocaltime) 5-2

LocationHomegames 7-0Roadgames 8-2Neutralsitegames 0-0

Halftime scoreLeadingatthehalf 13-2Tiedatthehalf 1-0Trailingatthehalf 1-0

Individual scoringTwoorfewerdouble-figurescorers 0-1Threedouble-figurescorers 6-0Fourdouble-figurescorers 7-1Fiveormoredouble-figurescorers 2-0

Rebounding marginGrabmorereboundsthanopponents 9-0Grabsamenumberofreboundsasopponents 1-0Grabfewerreboundsthanopponents 5-2

Field goal shootingHigherpct.thanopponent 13-1Lowerpct.thanopponent 1-1Samepct.asopponent 1-0Shoot45%orbetter 9-1Shootlessthan45% 6-1Holdopponentunder40% 11-0

Free throw marginMakemorefreethrows 11-0Makesamenumberoffreethrows 0-0Makefewerfreethrows 4-2

TurnoversCommitfewerturnovers 8-1Commitsamenumberofturnovers 1-1Commitmoreturnovers 6-0

MiscellaneousVs.Top25(APorESPN/USA Todaypolls) 4-0Ontelevision 4-2Inwhitejerseys 7-0Inalternatewhitejerseys 0-0Inbluejerseys 8-2Ingreenjerseys 0-0

Margin of Victory1-5points 2-16-10points 5-111-15points 1-016-20points 1-021+points 6-0Inovertimegames 0-1

Conference AffiliationAtlanticCoast 1-0Atlantic10 1-0BIGEAST 4-1BigTen 2-1HorizonLeague 2-0Mid-American 1-0MissouriValley 1-0Southeastern 2-0Southern 1-0

MonthNovember 5-0December 6-1January 4-1February 0-0March 0-0

AP Poll AppearancesActive D-I Coaches

1. Summitt(Tenn) 5532. Landers(UGa) 4313. Stringer(RU) 38712. Blair(TAMU) 20113. uMcGraw (ND) 17014. Larry(ODU) 146

All-Time D-I Coaches1. Summitt(Tenn) 5532. Landers(UGa) 4313. Conradt(Texas) 39523. Sanderford(WKU) 18224. Washington(KU)17625. uMcGraw (ND) 170NOTE: through Jan. 19 AP poll

AP Poll AppearancesAs Player & Coach

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AmandaButler(Florida)JuneDaugherty(Wash.St.)NellFortner(Auburn)MaChelleJoseph(Ga.Tech)WendyLarry(ODU)JoanneMcCallie(Duke)KathyMcConnell-Miller(Colo.)uMuffet McGraw (ND)KimMulkey(Baylor)KathyOlivier(UNLV)BevSmith(Oregon)DawnStaley(S.Carolina)CharliTurnerThorne(Ariz.St.)NOTES: only current teams listed … all coaches shown have made AP poll with current teams except Daugherty (did so at Boise State and Washington), Olivier (UCLA) and Staley (Temple) … Butler, Larry, Ol-ivier and Smith are coaching at their alma maters.



Infact,theonlytimeNotreDameloggedalargercombinedmarginofvictoryinconsecu-tivegamesthanitsThanksgivingEve97-pointspreadwasNov.24-25,1989,attheUCFRotaryClassicinOrlando,Fla.,whentheIrishdownedLiberty(113-35)andhostCentralFlorida(81-61)byacombined98points.

Game #17 Recap: St. John’sNo.10/4NotreDamemissedsomeeasyshots,didn’t play defense aswell as coachMuffet McGrawwouldhavelikedandstillcameawaywithavictoryoverSt.John’s. The Fighting Irish (15-2, 4-1 BIG EAST),wholedbyasmanyas11inthesecondhalfand trailedbyasmanyasfivewith9:40 left,heldonfora70-67victorywhenseniorguardLindsay Schraderdeflectedathree-pointerbyKelly McManmoninthecornerasthebuzzersounded. TheSt. John’s bench jumped up thinkingMcManmon,who fell down,was fouled, buttherewasnocall. TheIrish,wholed34-27athalftime,extendedthe lead to40-29early in thesecondhalfona three-pointplayby juniorcenterErica Wil-liamson.ButwiththeIrishmissingeightstraightshots,theRedStorm(13-4,1-3)useda12-0runtotaketheirfirstlead.TheRedStormwentahead52-48whenMonique McLean,wholedSt.John’swith17pointsandeightrebounds,hitathree-pointermidwaythroughtheperiod. Theteamstradedtheleadfivetimesinthelast sixminutes, including four timeson fourpossessions.Thefinaltimecamewhenfresh-manforwardErica Solomonscoredinsidewith1:24lefttogivetheIrisha67-66lead.St.John’sfailed to keep upwhenDa’Shena Stevens,whofinishedwith11points,missedinsideandSolomoncameupwiththerebound. Solomon,whofinishedwithninepointsandeightrebounds,thenmadeafreethrowwith26secondslefttogivetheIrisha68-66lead. Sky Lindsaymadeafreethrowwith14sec-ondsleftforSt.John’stocuttheleadto68-67.JuniorguardAshley Barlow,whofinishedwith13points,madeapairoffreethrowswith13secondsremainingtogivetheIrishthethree-pointlead. Schrader added nine of her 13 points inthefinal8:07andsophomore forwardBecca Bruszewskialsohad13.

Noting The St. John’s Game• Notre Dame improves to 17-2 all-time

againstSt.John’s,including9-0attheJoyceCenter.

• Fourofthepastfiveseriesgameshavebeendecidedby10pointsorfewer,withtheteamssplittingthosefournailbiters.

• NotreDamehasscoredatleast66pointsin17of19seriesgamesvs.St.John’s,winningall17times.

• The Red Storm scored a series-high 67points, onemore than they totaled in a66-63winovertheIrishonJan.4,2006,inQueens.

• NotreDamerises43-4(.915)all-timeagainstNewYorkschools,including23-0athome,althoughthiswasjustthethirdsingle-digitmargininthose23victories.

• TheIrishextendtheircurrentJoyceCenterwinningstreakto12games.

• NotreDamefieldedfourdouble-figurescor-ersforthefourthconsecutivegameandthe10thtimethisseason(9-1record).

• Forsomereason,theIrishalsoloveplayingduringtheafternoon,whentheyare10-0thisseason.

• NotreDame’s six three-pointerswere themost the Irish have knocked down in agamesinceNov.29,when theycannedaseason-highninetreysina78-72winover#24MichiganState.

• Theseventhree-pointersbySt.John’swereaNotreDameopponentseasonhigh,onemorethanEvansvillemadeonNov.19.

• St.John’shadanopponentseason-high14steals,threemorethanthetotalspostedbyLSU(Nov.16)andVanderbilt(Dec.30).

• Junior guardMelissa Lechlitner tallied aseason-highsixassistsandisaveraging5.0assists inher last fourgames (witha1.82assist/turnoverratio).

• Lechlitner also logged her second careercomplete game, going all 40minutes tomatchherironmanperformanceonDec.13atValparaiso.

• Schradertiedherseasonhighwithfiveas-sistsandisaveraging4.3assistsoverherlastthreecontests.

• Forthe10thtimeinhercareer(andsecondtime in asmany games), Barlow tied herpersonalbestwiththreethree-pointers.

• Solomonwasonereboundoffherseason(andcareer)highsetonDec.2atEasternMichigan.

Peters, Mallory Out For SeasonSophomoresDevereaux PetersandBrittany Mallorywillmisstheremainderofthe2008-09seasonaftereachplayersufferedatornanteriorcruciateligament(ACL)inherleftknee.Peters’injuryoccurredinthefirsthalfofNotreDame’swinatBostonCollegeonNov.23.Meanwhile,Mallorywent down in the openingminute ofovertimeonDec.10atMichigan.Malloryun-derwentsuccessfulcorrectivesurgeryonJan.6,whilePetersisexpectedtodothesameinthecomingweeksbeforebothplayersbegintheirrespectiverehabilitationprograms. Petershadplayedinonlythreegamesatthetimeofherinjury,whileMalloryhadseenactioninsevengames.Thus,bothplayersappeartomeet the guidelines for theNCAA’s hardshipwaiver (Rule 14.2.4; sometimes informally re-ferredtoasa“medicalredshirt”)thatstipulatesapetitioningstudent-athletemaynothaveplayedinmorethan30percentofateam’sschedulednumberofregular-seasongames(NotreDameis slated toplay 28 regular-seasongames in2008-09). BothplayersareexpectedtopetitionfortheNCAAhardshipwaiver.Ifgranted,bothPetersandMallorywillmaintainthreeyearsofathleticeligibilitybeginningwiththe2009-10season.

Christiansen Joins Irish RosterWiththeinjuriestoDevereaux PetersandBrit-tany Mallory,NotreDameaddedjuniorwalk-onguardAlena ChristiansentoitsrosteronDec.19. TheFort Lauderdale, Fla., native has ap-

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Notre Dame Student-Athletes Rank Among Nation’s BestWhether measured by the federal government in itsDepartment of Education report (the 18th edition cameout this fall) or by theNCAA through its newerGraduationSuccess Rate (GSR) numbers, graduation rates for NotreDamestudent-athletesrankamongthenationalleadersinallmajor categories among all major football-playing collegesanduniversities. Notre Dame led the nation in the GSR ratings for allstudent-athletes (at 98, tied with the United States NavalAcademy),whilealsorankingfirstinboththeGSRandfederalstandings for femalestudent-athletes (100GSR,93 federal)—aswellasfirstinthefederallistingforblackstudent-ath-letes (84). Both the federal graduation-rate figures and theGSR numbers for Notre Dame student-athletes found theIrishrankedfourthorbetternationallyinfivemajorcategoriesamong the 119 football-playing institutions in the NCAAFootballBowlSubdivision(formerlyDivisionI-A). Listingallstudent-athletesinallsports,NotreDametiedfor firstamong theBowlSubdivision football schools in theGSRfigures,initiatedin2005bytheNCAA.TheUniversity’s98percentGSRforall itsstudent-athletesmatchedthat forthe U.S. Naval Academy. Using the federal formula, NotreDame graduated a four-year average of 89 percent of itsstudent-athletes,second-bestinthenation. NotreDamegraduated93percentofallwomencompet-inginvarsityathletics,torankfirstamongitspeerinstitutions(tied with Northwestern) based on the federal calculations.Amongmen,NotreDame’s87percentfederalratewassec-ond,whiletheschoolalsograduated84percentofitsblackstudent-athletes,rankingfirstbasedonthefederalrate. IntheGSRstandings,inadditiontoitsnumber-onerank-ing forallstudent-athletes,NotreDame tied for firstamongfemalestudent-athletesat100(VanderbiltandtheU.S.NavalAcademyalsofinishedat100),secondamongmalestudent-athletesat97percent(behindtheNavalAcademyat98),andsecondamongblackstudent-athletesat96percent (behindtheNavalAcademyat98). The NCAA also calculated graduation rates over a10-yearperiod (student-athleteswhoentered from1992-93through 2001-02). During those 10 years, Notre Dame had627 student-athletes who exhausted their eligibility — and100 percent of them graduated within the allotted six-yearperiod,afigureonlyNorthwesterncanmatch.

Academic All-AmericansEnteringthe2008-09academicyear,NotreDamerankssec-ondinthenationwith201AcademicAll-America®selections,including 32 in the past three years alone. The AcademicAll-America®ProgramisadministeredbytheCollegeSportsInformationDirectorsofAmerica (CoSIDA),whosemember-shipvotesontheawardwinners,andtheprogram isspon-soredbyESPN The Magazine. The Notre Dame women’s basketball program hasproducedfiveAcademicAll-America®honoreesinits32-yearhistory,withthosefiveplayerswinningatotalofsevencita-tions.Inaddition,two-timefirst-teamAcademicAll-America® pick Ruth Riley was tapped as the 2001 Academic All-America®Women’sBasketballTeamMemberoftheYear,aswellastheAcademicAll-America®TeamMemberoftheYear.Rileyalso isoneofonly10student-athletes inNotreDamehistory to earn All-American and Academic All-America® honorstwiceinhercareer. Megan Duffywasthelatesthonoreein2006,whenshewas named a first-team Academic All-America® selection,becomingthesecondIrishplayerevertoattainthatdistinc-tion.Duffygraduated inMay2006witha3.576grade-pointaverage (GPA) and a degree in psychology and computerapplicationsfromNotreDame’sCollegeofArtsandLetters.Shealsogarnereddean’s listhonors in fourofher final fivesemesters(spring2004,fall2004,spring2005,fall2005).

ND Women’s Basketball Academic All-AmericansMeganDuffy 2006(FirstTeam)MaggieLally 1980,1981(SecondTeam)ShariMatvey 1981(SecondTeam)RuthRiley 2000,2001*(FirstTeam)MaryBethSchueth 1983(SecondTeam)

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Half And HalfDuringthepastnineseasons,NotreDamehasbeennearlyunbeatablewhenithastheleadathalftime.TheIrishare159-16(.909)sincethestartofthe2000-01campaignwhentheygointothedressingroomwiththelead,includingwinsin87oftheirlast97suchcontests. Thisseason,NotreDameis13-2whenitisaheadatthebreak,losing63-59inovertimeatMichiganonDec.10,and75-65atMarquetteonJan.13. Last year, the Irishwent 22-2when theyledat thebreak, failingonly todoso in theirtwopostseasonlosses(BIGEASTquarterfinalvs.Pittsburgh,NCAAOklahomaCityRegionalsemifinalvs.Tennessee),althoughtheUTleadmarkedthefirsttimeNotreDamewasupontheLadyVolsatthehalfin20seriesgames.

The Best Offense Is A Good Defense…Duringthepast14seasons(1995-96topres-ent),NotreDamehasdiscovered thatasoliddefensiveeffortcanalmostcertainlyguaranteea victory. In fact, since the beginning of the1995-96season(NotreDame’sfirstintheBIGEAST Conference), the Irish have an amaz-ing191-12 (.941) recordwhentheyholdtheiropponentsbelow60pointsinagame. Notre Dame has added sevenmore winsto that ledger this year with wins over LSU,Boston College, Georgia Southern, Purdue,Valparaiso,Loyola-ChicagoandVanderbilt.

…But Sometimes You Have To Score If You Want To WinNot resting solely on its defensive laurels,Notre Dame also seemingly has found themagicmark when it comes to outscoring itsopponents.Duringthepast14seasons(since1995-96), the Irish are 121-4 (.968) whenthey score at least 80points in a game. Theonly blemishes on that record are a pair ofovertime losses to Texas A&M (88-84) andMichiganState(87-83)in1995,a106-81losstoConnecticut in1998,andan81-80 loss toDePaulin2008. NotreDamehasscoredatleast80pointsinsevengamesthisyear,winningeachtime.Lastseason, the Irish won 14 of 15 gameswhenreachingthe80-pointmark.

Now That’s A Home Court AdvantageOneofthehallmarksofNotreDame’ssuccesshasbeen itsstellarplayathome. In fact, theIrishhavebeenvirtuallyuntouchableathomein recent years,winning169of their last 190games(.889)atthe11,418-seatJoyceCenter,includingwinningstreaksof51and25gamesin that span. Notre Dame also has a 95-15(.864)recordinBIGEASTConferenceplayattheJoyceCenter,sportinga31-game leaguewinningstreakathomebeforeitendedwitha48-45losstoVillanovainthe’02homefinale. The Irish have been particularly strong

when it comes to non-conference games athome, winning 76 of their last 82 non-BIGEASTcontests(.927)attheJoyceCenter,dat-ing back to the 1994-95 season. Four of thelosses in thatspancameat thehandsofBigTen Conference opponents — Wisconsin in1996(81-69),Purduein2003(71-54),MichiganState in2004(82-73OT)andIndiana in2006(54-51)—with theother twodefeatscomingtoTennesseein2005(62-51)and2008(87-63).ThePurduelossalsosnappeda33-gamenon-conferencehomewinningstreakwhichbeganaftertheUWsetback. Since its inaugural season in 1977-78,NotreDamehasplayedallofitsgamesattheJoyceCenter,postinga319-82(.796)recordatthevenerablefacility.Threetimes(1999-2000,2000-01and2003-04),theIrishwentaperfect15-0athome,settingaschoolrecordforhomewinsinaseason.

Crowded HouseTheDec.7homegamevs.No.17/20Purduewassoldout, representingthesixthwomen’sbasketball sellout (11,418 capacity) in schoolhistoryandthethirdinthepasttwoseasons.Italsowasthefirsttimeinthe22-gameseriesbetween the Irish and Boilermakers that anon-campusgamesoldout. Additionalselloutscouldbeonthehorizon,asapproximately1,000ticketsremainfornextTuesday’sRutgersgame,whileadmissionsfortheFeb.8WBCAPinkZonegamevs.DePaulalsoarerapidlydwindling. AfullrundownofthetopcrowdsinJoyceCenterhistorycanbefoundinthesidebaronpage9ofthisnotespackage.

Irish Have New Home On The DialOn Aug. 27, 2008, the Notre Dame athleticsdepartment announced it had partneredwiththe LeSEA Broadcasting Network, makingPulse FM (96.9/92.1) the new radio home ofNotreDamewomen’sbasketball in theSouthBendmarket. LeSEA now originates all Notre Damewomen’sbasketballgames,withthoseeventscarried onPulse FM (96.9/92.1),marking thefirst time since the 1998-99 season that theIrish are heard on an FM station. Combined,these two stations blanket the nation’s No.89mediamarket(SouthBend-Elkhart),cover-inga21-countyarea innorthern IndianaandsouthwestMichigan that containsmore than1.35 million listeners (better than 800,000 inthe greater South Bend area alone). All told,Notre Dame’s new women’s basketball net-workstretchesfromKalamazoo,Mich.,tothenorth,NorthJudson, Ind., to thewest,Macy,Ind., (homeof former IrishAll-AmericacenterRuth Riley)tothesouth,andLaGrange,Ind.,totheeast. Women’sbasketballgamebroadcastsalsocontinue to be streamed live and free ofchargeonNotreDame’sofficialathleticsWebsite (UND.com) through theFighting IrishAll-Accessmultimediapackage. The new agreement includes extensiveNotre Dame athletics promotion aired on acombinationoftheLeSEAstations. Bob Nagle,thevoiceofNotreDamewom-

University of Notre Dame head women’s basketballcoachMuffetMcGrawhasannouncedthattwotalentedhighschool student-athletes have chosen to continue their aca-demicandathleticcareerswith the Irish,signingaNationalLetterofIntenttoattendNotreDamebeginninginthefallof2009 Skylar Diggins, a 5-9 guard from South Bend, Ind.,andastudent-athleteatWashingtonHighSchool,andKaila Turner,a5-8guardfromJoliet,Ill.,andastudent-athleteatMarian Catholic High School in Chicago Heights, Ill., bothmade their official commitments to Notre Dame during theearlysigningperiod,whichendedNov.19. Asmooth,high-scoringsouthpawwhoalreadyisoneofthe top 20 all-time scorers in the storied history of Indianahigh school basketball, Diggins is considered by all majorrecruiting services to be the top guard in this year’s highschoolseniorclassandisratedashighasNo.2inthenation(Blue Star Basketball). Inaddition,All-Star Girls Report,Dan Olson Collegiate Girls Basketball ReportandESPNHoopgurlzeachrankDigginsthirdinthecountry,withHoopgurlzaward-ingherthatoutlet’shighestmarkseverforapointguard. Meanwhile,Turnerisaspeedy,athleticplayerwhocanfilleitherguardposition.Sheisrankedamongthetop20playersatherpositionbyallmajorrecruitingservicesandisamongthetop100playersinthenationoverall,peakingaNo.82bybothBlue Star BasketballandAll-Star Girls Report. ThecombinationofDigginsandTurnerhasgivenNotreDame a Top 25 recruiting class for the 13th consecutiveyear.All-Star Girls ReportratestheincomingIrishduoastheNo.7class in thecountry,whileDan Olson Collegiate Girls Basketball ReporthastheNotreDamepairrated13th,ESPNHoopgurlzpositionsthematNo.15,andBlue Star Basketball ranksthe IrishtandematNo.18.Only twootherschools inthecountry(ConnecticutandTennessee)cameintothe2008-09earlysigningperiodwitha12-yearstreakliketheIrish. A capsule look at the newest additions to the NotreDamewomen’sbasketballprogramfollows:

SKYLAR DIGGINS, 5-9, G (South Bend, Ind./Washington)Statistics/Records: Entering fourth year as starter atWashingtonHighSchool (combinedrecordof76-6, .927) inSouthBend,Ind.,whereshehasplayedforcoachesMarilynCoddensandMauriceScott ... started81of82gamessheplayed in during in her first three seasons ... helped teamreach Indiana Class 4A state championship game eachyear (won title in her sophomore season of 2006-07) ...careeraverages (enteringseniorseason)of24.8points,5.6rebounds,5.4assists,4.1stealsand1.3blockspergame...holds school records for career points (2,036, 19th in statehistory), single-seasonpoints, rebounds,assists, stealsandblocks...careersingle-gamehighsof43points,17rebounds(Indiana Class 4A state championship game record), 11assists and nine blocks … enjoyed extensive AAU careerplayingforSouthBendSoldiersandTheFamily.USA Basketball: Two-time USA Basketball gold medal-ist ... started all five games at 2008 FIBA U18 AmericasChampionship in Buenos Aires, Argentina, leading UnitedStatestoperfect5-0recordandgoldmedal;averaged10.8ppg.(secondonteam),3.2rpg.,3.6apg.(firstonteam)and2.0spg.(tied-firstonteam).Awards/Honors: Two-time high school All-American byParade Magazine (first team2008; third team2007)andEASports(firstteam2008;secondteam2007)...USA TodayAll-USATeam(2008)...USA TodayAll-UnderclassTeam(2006)...2008GatoradeStatePlayeroftheYear...MaxPrepsIndianaPlayeroftheYear/first-teamAll-American(2008)...three-timeAssociatedPressall-stateselection(firstteamin2007,2008;thirdteamin2006)andcoaches’all-statechoice (first team2007, 2008; second team 2006) ... three-time South Bend TribuneMetroAll-Areaselection(2006,2007,2008).

KAILA TURNER, 5-8, G (Joliet, Ill./Marian Catholic)Statistics/Records: Three-year starter at Marian CatholicHigh School (combined record of 75-20, .789) in ChicagoHeights, Ill.,whereshe iscoachedbyAnnieBasic ...careeraverages of 10.0 ppg., 3.2 apg., 2.5 rpg., with .343 3FG%(81-236)...playedAAUballforIllinoisWolverines16UBlack,whereshewascoachedbyRonNewquist.Awards/Honors: Second-team Illinois Basketball CoachesAssociation (IBCA) all-state (2008) ... Times of Northwest IndianaIllinoisPlayeroftheYear(2008)...two-timefirst-teamall-areaselectionbyTimes of Northwest Indiana,Illinois Times andDaily Southtown(2007,2008).

Notre Dame Incoming Class of 2009SkylarDiggins 5-9,G,SouthBend,Ind.(WashingtonHS)KailaTurner 5-8,G,Joliet,Ill.(MarianCatholicHS)



G Ashley BarlowDec.19 NaismithTrophyWatchListNov.24 BIGEASTWeeklyHonorRoll

G Natalie NovoselDec.29 BIGEASTFreshmanoftheWeekJan.12 BIGEASTFreshmanoftheWeek

G Lindsay SchraderOct.23 PreseasonHonorableMentionAll-BIGEAST

F Kellie WatsonDec.1 BIGEASTFreshmanoftheWeekDec.8 BIGEASTFreshmanoftheWeek

C Erica WilliamsonJan.12 BIGEASTWeeklyHonorRoll

Top Joyce Center CrowdsRk. Date Opponent Result Atten.T1. 1/15/01 #1Connecticut W,92-76 11,418*T1. 2/24/01 Georgetown W,65-53 11,418* T1. 12/31/05 #1Tennessee L,51-62 11,418*T1. 1/5/08 #3Tennessee L,63-87 11,418*T1. 1/27/08 #1Connecticut L,64-81 11,418* T1. 12/7/08 #17 Purdue W, 62-51 11,418* 7. 12/2/07 Michigan W,77-46 10,825 8. 2/10/02 #16BostonCollege W,60-44 9,676 9. 3/19/01 Michigan(NCAA) W,88-54 9,59710. 12/3/06 Indiana L,51-54 9,49411. 1/4/03 #7Purdue L,54-71 9,48312. 1/26/02 #16VirginiaTech W,64-57 8,87813. 2/10/08 #15Pittsburgh W,81-66 8,83114. 2/14/04 Providence W,81-51 8,76015. 1/13/04 #4Connecticut W,66-51 8,57416. 1/29/02 Syracuse W,71-46 8,57117. 3/17/01 AlcornSt.(NCAA) W,98-49 8,55318. 1/20/03 #3Connecticut L,53-72 8,26519. 2/19/06 #8Connecticut L,64-79 8,19320. 1/12/92 #2Tennessee L,82-85 8,134* = indicates capacity crowd // rankings from AP pollBoldface indicates game played this season

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Notre Dame On The Small ScreenNotreDamewillhaveatleast20regular-seasongames televised during the upcoming 2008-09 season.Highlighting this year’s broadcastschedule are eight nationally-televised Irishwomen’s basketball contests, including fivegames on the ESPN family of networks andthreeothersonCBSCollegeSports(includingnextTuesday’shomegameagainstRutgers). In addition, Notre Dame continues toexpand its broadcast reach globally on theInternet. All 11 Irish regular-season homegames not selected for commercial TV cov-erage will air live on the official Notre Dameathleticswebsite,UND.com,viathesite’sfreemultimediapackage,FightingIrishAll-Access. This year’s TV slate continues a recenttrendthathasseentheIrishbecomearegularfixtureontelevision.BeginningwiththeNCAAchampionshipseasonof2000-01andcontinu-ingthroughthisyear,NotreDamehasplayedin128televisedgames,including78thatwerebroadcastnationally.

Oh Captain, My CaptainSenior guard Lindsay Schrader and juniorguardsAshley BarlowandMelissa Lechlitner areteamcaptainsforthe2008-09season.Allthree players are serving as captains for thefirst time in their careers, and each receivedthe captain’s honor following a vote of theirteammatespriortotheseason.

Irish In The Pink (Zone) All Season LongNotreDameisproudtobeaparticipantinthesecondannualPinkZoneinitiative,createdbytheWomen’sBasketballCoachesAssociation(WBCA) in order to heighten breast cancerawareness and raisemoney for research to-wardsfindingacureforthedisease. Throughoutthe2008-09season,theIrishwilltakepartinseveralactivitiescenteredaroundthePinkZoneinitiative,including:• OpenPractice/Tip-OffLuncheon-OnOct.

19,theIrishopenthedoorstooneoftheirpreseasonpractice sessions and allowedapproximately600seasonticketholderstowatch the teamprepare for theupcomingseason.Aluncheonwiththeteamfollowedandatotalof$3,311wasraised.

• Three-PointPledge - Fans canpledgeanamount to donate for every three-pointerthe Irishmake this season.Pledge cardsareavailableat theJoyceCenterGate10marketingtablepriortoeachhomegame.

• BeanieBears/Calendars-TheIrisharecol-lecting$5donationsforeveryspecial-editionNotreDamewomen’sbasketballbeaniebearandteamcalendarsoldduringtheseason.

• T-Shirt Sales - Specially-commissioned“IrishBelieve” pink t-shirts are on sale intheHammesBookstoreandVarsityShopontheNotreDamecampus.Proceedsfromthesalesofthet-shirtwillgotobreastcancerawarenessandresearch.

• BrittanyandBecca’sClass -SophomoresBrittany Mallory andBecca Bruszewski currently are taking amanagement classinNotreDame’sMendozaCollegeofBusi-nessundertheguidanceofChuck Lennon,an Irishwomen’sbasketball season ticketholder,aswellasAssociateVicePresidentforUniversityRelationsandExecutiveDirec-toroftheNotreDameAlumniAssociation.ThisclasshasbeenfocusingonwaystohelppromoteandenhancethePinkZoneinitiativeontheNotreDamecampusandrolledouttheirideasattheDec.7Purduegame.

• PinkZoneChallenge - The Irishwomen’sbasketballprogramhaschallengedsomeoftheothertop-drawingteamsinthecountrytoafriendlyfund-raisingcompetitiontoseewhichschoolcanraisethemostmoneyforbreastcancerawarenessandresearchdur-ingtheWBCA’sdesignatedPinkZonegames(Feb.13-22,2009).Atotalof15schoolsfromamongthetop20inlastyear’sfinalNCAAattendancerankingshavecommittedforthisinauguralchallenge—Baylor,Connecticut,Duke,LSU,Maryland,Minnesota,MissouriState,NewMexico,NotreDame,Oklahoma,PennState,Purdue,Tennessee,TexasTechandVanderbilt.TheschoolraisingthemostmoneyduringtheirspecificPinkZonegamewillearnthefirst-everPinkZoneChallengeTrophy,tobecommissionedbyNotreDameand awarded during theWBCANationalConvention, tobeheldApril3-7,2009,attheNCAAWomen’sFinalFourinSt.Louis.

• GameDay(Feb.8vs.DePaul)-TheIrishhaveselected their Feb. 8 homegameagainstDePaulasNotreDame’sPinkZonegame,presentedbySaintJosephRegionalMedicalCenter.TheIrishwilltakethecourtinwhite,pinkandnavyuniforms,specially-designedby the school’s official athletics apparelprovider,adidas.Thefirst2,000fansinat-tendancewillreceiveafreepinkIrisht-shirt,complimentsofSaintJosephRegionalMedi-calCenter, andpinkpom-poms,balloonsandposterswillfill thecrowd. Inaddition,breastcancersurvivorswillberecognizedonthecourtduringaspecialhalftimeceremony.What’smore, shouldNotreDamesell outthisgame,theIrishwilldonateanadditional$10,000tothePinkZoneinitiative.

ProceedsfromallofNotreDame’sPinkZoneeventsthisseasonwillgototheKayYow/WBCACancerFund,aswellasthreelocalcharities—Women’sTaskForce,YoungSurvivorsGroupandSecretSistersSociety.FormoreinformationontheWBCA’sPinkZoneinitiative,logontotheWBCA’sofficialwebsiteatwww.wbca.org.

ND To Host NCAA Tourney Games in 2009NotreDame’sJoyceCenterwillserveasoneof 16 host sites for first- and second-roundgames in thisyear’sNCAAChampionshiponMarch22&24. All-session tickets for this year’s NCAAChampionshipgamesattheJoyceCenterareavailablebycontactingtheNotreDameathlet-icsticketoffice(574-631-7356). Notre Dame has played in the NCAAChampionship on its home floor five timesbefore, most recently defeating Southwest



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TheBIGEASTConferencewomen’sbas-ketballcoacheswillholdfivemediatelecon-ferences during the 2008-09 season. Theteleconference schedules features all 16headcoachesspeakingeveryotherThursday during conference play, including the finalcall,whichwilloccurprior to theBIGEASTChampionship. Each head coach will beavailablefor5-8minutesinascheduledfor-mat. Media representatives wishing to par-ticipateintheteleconferenceshouldcontactNotre Dame assistant SID Chris Masters (574-631-8032) or BIG EAST Director ofCommunications Rachel Margolis (401-453-0660)fortheaccessnumber. The remaining teleconferences for thisseasonwillbeginat10a.m.(ET)andwillbeheldon:Feb. 5, Feb. 19 and pre-champion-ship (date TBD). Here is a complete listing of the timeswheneachBIGEASTcoachwillbeavailable(alltimesEasternandsubjecttochange):

10:00a.m.-QuentinHillsman,Syracuse10:06a.m.-JoseFernandez,SouthFlorida10:12 a.m. - Muffet McGraw, Notre Dame10:18a.m.-PhilSeymore,Providence10:24a.m.-JeffWalz,Louisville10:30a.m.-KimBarnesArico,St.John’s10:36a.m.-MikeCarey,WestVirginia10:42a.m.-AgnusBerenato,Pittsburgh10:48a.m.-GenoAuriemma,Connecticut10:54a.m.-J.KelleyHall,Cincinnati11:00a.m.-TerriWilliams-Flournoy,Georgetown11:06a.m.-DougBruno,DePaul11:12a.m.-PhyllisMangina,SetonHall11:18a.m.-HarryPerretta,Villanova11:24a.m.-TerriMitchell,Marquette11:30a.m.-C.VivianStringer,Rutgers

Once again this season, the coaches’teleconference will be available on-line viathe BIG EAST Conference web site (www.bigeast.org).Userscanlistentothequestionandanswersessionliveorreplayed—checktheBIGEASTwebsitefordetails.Aspecialreplay number also is available 24 hours aday after the calls are completed. ContactMastersorMargolisfordetails.

MissouriState(nowMissouriState)andMiddleTennesseein2004tomaketheprogram’ssixthNCAASweet16appearance.Alltold,theIrishare 6-1 in NCAA tourney play at the JoyceCenter, winning six in a row since an 81-76first-roundlosstoMinnesotain1994.

Irish Fans Crave Another Big Mac AttackAfter a wildly-successful debut last season,Notre Dame is bringing back its “Big Mac”promotion for 2008-09, offering fans a cou-ponforafreeBigMacfromSouthBend-areaMcDonald’s restaurants if the Irish score atleast88pointsinahomegame. Ithasn’t take longfor theburgerwatchtofire back up again this year, as Notre Damehastoppedthe88-pointmarkthreetimes—inits lone exhibition game (96-30 overGannononNov. 5), aswell as regular season gamesagainst Evansville (96-61 on Nov. 19) andLoyola-Chicago(89-45onDec.20). Last year, the Irish reached the magicnumber eight times, doing so in both exhibi-tionwins, alongwith regular-season victoriesoverMiami (Ohio), BostonCollege, Canisius,Valparaiso,MarquetteandSouthFlorida. It should come as no surprise that in theshort history of thepromotion,theNotreDameplayerwiththemost“BigMac”bas-ketssharesthesameinitialswith the tastyburger — sopho-more guardBrittany Mallory, who wassentthecrowdhomehappy (and presum-ably with full bellies)fourtimes. This season, it’sbeen the Irish fresh-menwhohavetakenonthe“BigMac”mantleofresponsibility,withguardNatalie NovoseldoingthehonorsintheGannonexhibitionandLoyola-Chicagogame,and forward Erica Solomon putting NotreDameoverthetopagainstEvansville.

Joyce Center Arena Renovation UnderwayOnSept.13,2008,groundbreakingceremoniesforthenewPurcellPavilion,includingtheJoyceCenterarenaadditionandrenovation,wereheldtokickoffthefirstphaseofthetwo-yearprojecttoupgradethehomeforNotreDamebasketballandvolleyball. Thefirstphaseoftheproject,thatbeganinSeptember2008,involvesconstructionofanewthree-story structure at the south endof thearena.Thatstructurewillincludeanewthree-storylobby,theNotreDameticketoperations(approximately4,500squarefeet)andavarsityshop to sell apparel and souvenirs (approxi-mately3,000squarefeet),inadditiontoanewclubseatingandhospitalityarea. Replacement of the existing JoyceCenterarena seating, including installation of chair-backseatingthroughoutthearena,isexpectedtotakeplaceaftertheUniversity’sCommence-mentExercisesinMay2009.TheentireprojectisscheduledforcompletioninJanuary2010.The

arenaisexpectedtore-openbymid-October2009, in time for the start of the basketballseasonandtheendofthevolleyballseason. TheUniversityannounced inOctober2007that this $26.3millionproject had receiveda$12.5millionleadershipgift fromNotreDamealumnusandTrusteePhilip J. Purcell III, theretiredchairmanandchiefexecutiveofficerofMorganStanley. Exterior changes to the JoyceCenter thatbegan taking shape in September include anew,three-storyadditiononthesouthendofthecurrentstructure.Thethirdfloorareawillincludethestadiumclub/hospitalityarea.Thefirst-flooradditionwillincludealmost4,500squarefeetforticketoffices(includingfourexteriorand10inte-riorticketswindows),3,000squarefeetforthevarsityshop,aswellasacompletelynewmainentranceandlobbysituatedbetweenGates8and10.ThenewentrancewillfeaturegraphicsandthemingthathighlightNotreDame’scom-petingathleticprograms. ChangestotheinterioroftheJoyceCenterarenainclude:• New, blue chair-back seating from top to

bottomofthearena,includingall-newupper-arenasections.Allseatingwillbe replacedinthelowerbowl(includingplatformseats),andthewoodenbleachersintheupperbowlwill be removed and replacedwith treadsandrisersandpermanentarenaseats.Theexchangeofthebleachersectionsforchairbackseatswillchangethecapacityfromthecurrent11,418toapproximately9,800.

• A stadium club/hospitality area (approxi-mately16,500squarefeet)inthesouthendof thearena,withaseparate,privateentryandwithpremiumclubseatingfornearly800fans(thatfigureispartoftheprojected9,800capacity). Includedinthisareawillbefoodserviceandrestroomfacilities.

• Newfixedconcessionareas,increasednum-bers ofwomen’s restroomsand increasedhandicappedseatingoptions.

• Theinteriorseatingchangesprovideanop-portunitytoconsidernewoptionsforstudentseating.Studentscurrentlysitinbothlower-andupper-arenasectionsbehindthebasketontheeastendofthearena.

Next Game: RutgersNotre Dame will play three of its next fourgames at home, beginning Tuesday with an8 p.m. (ET) BIG EAST matchup against No.21/24RutgersattheJoyceCenter.Thegamewillbe televised live toanationalcableaudi-encebyCBSCollegeSports,and fewer than1,000ticketsremainforthecontest. After a rockystart to theseason,Rutgers(11-5, 3-2) appears to be finding its rhythm,having won three in a row as it embarks ona two-gameMidwest road swing that opensSaturday night at DePaul before continuingTuesdayatNotreDame.

Shootaround With Beth & DebbieForthesecondconsecutiveyear, theWom-en’sBasketballCoachesAssociation(WBCA)isfeaturingaweeklynationalwomen’sbas-ketball podcast entitled “ShootaroundWithBeth&Debbie”.The30-minuteshow,whichis available for download eachWednesdayduring the basketball season through theWBCA web site (www.wbca.org), is hostedby national women’s basketball televisionbroadcastersBeth MowinsandDebbie An-tonelli.Itfeaturesin-depthanalysisofallthelatest happenings in the world of women’scollegebasketball,aswellasinterviewswithsomeof thegame’s topcoaches—in fact,NotreDame’sMuffet McGrawwasaguestononeofthepodcast’sfirstairingsearlylastyear.

ND’s “Big Mac Baskets”

2008-09*Gannon NovoselFTEvansville SolomonFGLoyola-Chicago NovoselFG2007-08*S.Indiana WilliamsonFG*Hillsdale MalloryFTMiami(Ohio) BarlowFGBostonColl. MalloryFGCanisius Mallory3FGValparaiso MalloryFTMarquette AllenFGSo.Florida SchraderFG* - exhibition game



Notre Dame on the BIG EAST Conference and NCAA statistical leaderboardsIndividual Statistics BIG EAST - All Games NCAA Division I BIG EAST - Conference Games OnlyCategory Rank Leader Rank Leader Rank LeaderScoring(Top30BIGEAST/Top100NCAA) LindsaySchrader 12.3 23 24.1,ShavonteZellous,PITT — 24.5,DawnEvans,JamesMadison 10.4,29 28.8,ShavonteZellous,PITT AshleyBarlow 12.3 24 — 12.0,t-23 MelissaLechlitner 11.2 — — 11.8,t-25Rebounding(Top20BIGEAST/Top100NCAA) LindsaySchrader 6.8 19 12.9,NoteishaWomack,SHU — 13.8,JudieLomax,Columbia 7.0,t-14 11.2,NoteishaWomack,SHUAssists(Top15BIGEAST/Top100NCAA) MelissaLechlitner 3.3 12 5.7,ReneeMontgomery,UCONN — 8.8,ShaleeLehning,KansasSt. 4.4,6 6.8,ReneeMontgomery,UCONN AshleyBarlow 3.1 — — 3.2,t-14 LindsaySchrader 2.8 — — 3.2,t-14Assist/TurnoverRatio(Top15BIGEAST/Top100NCAA) MelissaLechlitner 1.4 10 2.4,MayaMoore,UCONN 98 3.08,JenceRhoads,Vanderbilt 1.7,4 2.3,XeniaStewart,PITT LindsaySchrader 1.1 — — 1.6,6 AshleyBarlow 1.1 — — 1.1,14FieldGoalPercentage(Top15BIGEAST/Top100NCAA) LindsaySchrader .514 10 .640,NatashaWilliams,DPU 51 .671,CarolynSwords,BostonCollege .500,— .692, Erica Williamson, ND BeccaBruszewski .511 11 — .444,— Erica Williamson .459 — — .692, 1 NatalieNovosel .513 — — .607,5FreeThrowPercentage(Top15BIGEAST/Top100NCAA) Ashley Barlow .917 1 .917, Ashley Barlow, ND — .957,JessieWilcox,No.Illinois 1.000, t-1 1.000, Barlow, ND/Hayes,UCONN MelissaLechlitner .800 — — .824,133-PointFieldGoalPercentage(Top15BIGEAST/Top100NCAA) KellieWatson .368 15 .463,MoniqueMcLean,STJ — .530,EmilySpickler,Lamar .267,— .727,ErinMonfre,MU MelissaLechlitner .455 — — .455,10 AshleyBarlow .352 — — .421,14Steals(Top15BIGEAST/Top100NCAA) AshleyBarlow 2.7 4 4.7,AngelMcCoughtry,LOU 38 4.5,AngelMcCoughtry,Louisville 2.6,t-3 5.5,AngelMcCoughtry,ULBlockedShots(Top15BIGEAST/Top100NCAA) EricaSolomon 1.4 7 2.9,BrittanyDenson,USF — 5.9,LouellaTomlinson,St.Mary’s 1.2,t-11 3.3,BrittanyDenson,USF LindsaySchrader 0.6 — — 1.0,t-13DefensiveRebounds(Top15BIGEAST) LindsaySchrader 4.9 11 7.9,NoteishaWomack,SHU notkept 5.4,t-9 8.0,Womack,SHU/Moore,UCONNConference stats through Jan. 23 // NCAA stats through Jan. 18 328 Division I teamsbold = BIG EAST leader OR NCAA Top 25

Team Statistics BIG EAST - All Games NCAA Division I BIG EAST - Conference Games OnlyCategory Rank Leader Rank Leader Rank LeaderScoring Offense 75.1 4 88.6,Connecticut 14 88.6,Connecticut 74.2,2 88.0,ConnecticutScoringDefense 58.7 9 52.5,Rutgers 80 49.9,KansasState 65.4,7 51.8,ConnecticutScoring Margin +16.4 5 +34.6,Connecticut 18 +34.8,Connecticut +8.8,4 +36.2,ConnecticutFTPercentage .696(238-342) 11 .765,Villanova 124 .831,MurrayState .740(77-104),7 .827,VillanovaFG Percentage .466 (484-1038) 2 .533,Connecticut 5 .537,Connecticut .476(138-290),2 .504,ConnecticutFGPct.Defense .365(365-1000) 5 .339,Louisville 60 .318,Xavier .377(114-302),6 .320,Connecticut3-PointFGPct. .359(71-198) 4 .395,Pittsburgh 41 .419,Maryland .327(18-55),10 .406,Louisville3-PointFGPct.Def. .267(65-243) 3 .241,Louisville 27 .221,Samford .325(25-77),8 .231,Louisville3-PointFGMade 4.2 14 7.9,Villanova 232 9.9,FresnoState 3.6,16 9.5,ConnecticutRebounding 39.6 11 45.7,SouthFlorida notkept 37.2,t-5 45.2,ConnecticutOpponentRebounding 35.7 11 29.5,Rutgers notkept 35.6,7 30.2,RutgersReboundingMargin +3.9 10 +11.8,Connecticut 75 +14.4,Baylor +1.6,6 +11.8,ConnecticutOffensiveRebounds 13.2 13 19.3,SouthFlorida notkept 10.8,14 18.8,SouthFloridaDefensiveRebounds 26.4 6 29.6,Connecticut notkept 26.4,3 31.8,ConnecticutBlockedShots 4.5 6 6.2,Pittsburgh 55 7.5,Hofstra 3.6,7 6.6,ProvidenceAssists 15.9 5 22.6,Connecticut 29 22.5,Connecticut 17.2,2 20.5,ConnecticutSteals 10.5 4 13.1,SouthFlorida 48 14.2,NorthCarolina 9.0,5 11.3,LouisvilleTurnoverMargin +3.6 5 +9.6,SouthFlorida 46 +9.74,SouthFlorida +0.6,7 +6.2,LouisvilleTurnoverAverage 17.4 notkept 114 12.0,Samford notkeptAssist/TurnoverRatio 0.9 6 1.6,Connecticut 43 1.61,Connecticut 1.0,3 1.2,ConnecticutPersonalFouls 16.6 notkept 112 12.6,Connecticut notkeptWon-Loss Percentage .882 notkept 11 1.000,threetied notkeptConference stats through Jan. 23 // NCAA stats through Jan. 18 328 Division I teamsbold = BIG EAST leader OR NCAA Top 25



2008-09 University of Notre Dame Women’s Basketball ResultsOverall Record: 15-2 (Home: 7-0, Away: 8-2, Neutral: 0-0); BIG EAST Conference Record: 4-1

————— Notre Dame Highs —————Date ND NR Opp NR Opponent Time/Result Streak Record BEC Scorer Rebounder Assists AttendanceNov.16 16/14 24/22 atLSU1-ESPN2 W62-53 W1 1-0 Barlow-19 twowith6 Lechlitner-5 7,954Nov.19 15/15 EVANSVILLE W96-61 W2 2-0 Barlow-19 Schrader-7 Mallory-6 5,696Nov.23 15/15 atBostonCollege W102-54 W3 3-0 Bruszewski-18 Williamson-7 Barlow-6 1,567Nov.25 14/10 GEORGIASOUTHERN W85-36 W4 4-0 Mallory-19 Barlow-8 twowith4 6,192Nov.29 14/10 24/rv MICHIGANSTATE W78-72 W5 5-0 Watson-18 Watson-6 Barlow-6 6,710Dec.2 11/8 atEasternMichigan W83-63 W6 6-0 Novosel-18 Schrader-10 Novosel-4 649Dec.7 11/8 17/20 PURDUE W62-51 W7 7-0 Lechlitner-19 Schrader-10 twowith4 11,418(c)Dec.10 8/8 atMichiganBTN L59-63(ot) L1 7-1 Barlow-14 twowith5 threewith3 1,377Dec.13 8/8 atValparaisoESPN360/FC W63-55 W1 8-1 Lechlitner-18 Solomon-7 twowith2 2,046Dec.20 13/7 LOYOLA-CHICAGO W89-45 W2 9-1 threewith13 twowith8 Schrader-5 6,323Dec.28 12/6 atCharlotteESPNU W68-61 W3 10-1 Schrader-19 Schrader-9 Barlow-4 1,587Dec.30 12/6 20/19 atVanderbilt W59-57 W4 11-1 twowith12 Barlow-9 Barlow-4 4,374Jan.3 12/6 •atSetonHall W66-60 W5 12-1 1-0 Barlow-14 Schrader-6 sixwith2 775Jan.6 12/4 •atDePaulCBSCS W86-62 W6 13-1 2-0 Williamson-20 Williamson-9 Lechlitner-5 2,452Jan.10 12/4 •GEORGETOWN W84-63 W7 14-1 3-0 Williamson-21 Williamson-10 Barlow-6 6,561Jan.13 10/4 •atMarquetteCBSCS L65-75 L1 14-2 3-1 twowith15 Schrader-11 twowith4 1,850Jan.17 10/4 •ST.JOHN’S W70-67 W1 15-2 4-1 Lechlitner-15 Solomon-8 Lechlitner-6 6,027Jan.24 •atVillanova 2p.m.ETJan.27 •RUTGERSCBSCS 8p.m.ETJan.31 •CINCINNATI 2p.m.ETFeb.3 •atPittsburgh 7p.m.ETFeb.8 •DEPAULESPNU 2p.m.ETFeb.11 •LOUISVILLE 7p.m.ETFeb.17 •atSouthFlorida 7p.m.ETFeb.22 •atConnecticutESPNU 2p.m.ETFeb.24 •SYRACUSE 7p.m.ETFeb.28 •atProvidence 2p.m.ETMarch2 •WESTVIRGINIA 3:30p.m.ET

BIG EAST Championship (Hartford, Conn. — XL Center)March6 FirstRound TBAMarch7 SecondRoundBIGEASTTV TBAMarch8 QuarterfinalsESPNU TBAMarch9 SemifinalsESPNU 6/8p.m.ETMarch10 FinalESPN 7p.m.ET

NCAA Championship — First & Second Rounds (Notre Dame, Ind. — Joyce Center)March22 FirstRoundESPN/ESPN2 TBAMarch24 SecondRoundESPN/ESPN2 TBA

NCAA Regionals (Berkeley, Calif./Oklahoma City, Okla./Raleigh, N.C./Trenton, N.J.)March28-29 RegionalSemifinalsESPN TBAMarch30-31 RegionalFinalsESPN TBA

NCAA Women’s Final Four (St. Louis, Mo. — Scottrade Center)April5 NationalSemifinalsESPN TBAApril7 NationalChampionshipESPN TBA

• = indicates BIG EAST Conference game(c) = indicates capacity crowdNR = national ranking (listed as Associated Press/ESPN-USA Today)ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU = Game to be televised live on ESPN, ESPN2 or ESPNUESPN360/FC = Game televised live on ESPN360.com/ESPN Full CourtCBS CS = Game to be televised live on CBS College SportsBIG EAST TV = Game to be televised live as part of BIG EAST-Regional Sports Networks packageBTN = Game televised live on the Big Ten NetworkNOTE: All home games not scheduled for commercial TV broadcast will air live on UND.comHome games listed in ALL CAPS and played at Joyce Center (capacity 11,418)

2008-09 ATTENDANCE Totals Avg. HighAll Games: 73,558 4,327 11,418(12/7-PUR)Home: 48,927 6,990 11,418(12/7-PUR)Away: 24,631 2,463 7,954(11/16-LSU)Neutral:





2008-09 Notre Dame Women’s Basketball Statistics — BIG EAST GamesOverall Record: 4-1 (Home: 2-0, Away: 2-1, Neutral: 0-0)

Player GP-GS Min.-Avg. FG-A Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. OR DR Tot. Avg. PF-DQ A T B S Pts. Avg.

Barlow,Ashley 5-5 158-31.6 20-52 .385 8-19 .421 12-12 1.000 2 18 20 4.0 8-0 16 15 0 13 60 12.0

Lechlitner,Melissa 5-5 172-34.4 20-48 .417 5-11 .455 14-17 .824 2 12 14 2.8 9-0 22 13 0 6 59 11.8

Schrader,Lindsay 5-5 162-32.4 22-44 .500 0-1 .000 8-11 .727 8 27 35 7.0 6-0 16 10 5 6 52 10.4

Williamson,Erica 5-5 88-17.6 18-26 .692 0-0 .000 12-16 .750 6 19 25 5.0 6-0 6 6 3 1 48 9.6

Novosel,Natalie 5-0 102-20.4 17-28 .607 0-0 .000 14-20 .700 9 10 19 3.8 16-0 6 14 1 7 48 9.6

Bruszewski,Becca 5-5 129-25.8 20-45 .444 1-9 .111 4-6 .667 6 16 22 4.4 18-0 7 6 2 5 45 9.0

Solomon,Erica 5-0 91-18.2 13-23 .565 0-0 .000 9-18 .500 11 12 23 4.6 17-0 2 12 6 3 35 7.0

Watson,Kellie 5-0 75-15.0 6-22 .273 4-15 .267 2-2 1.000 1 11 12 2.4 8-0 9 12 1 1 18 3.6

Christiansen,Alena 2-0 2-1.0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 0 0 0 0.0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 1.0

Miller,Fraderica 5-0 21-4.2 2-2 1.000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 1 1 0.2 3-0 2 1 0 3 4 0.8

Team 9 6 15

Notre Dame 5 1000 138-290 .476 18-55 .327 77-104 .740 54 132 186 37.2 91-0 86 89 18 45 371 74.2

Opponents 5 1000 114-302 .377 25-77 .325 74-100 .740 68 110 178 35.6 98-2 66 92 16 48 327 65.4

Deadball Rebounds:NotreDame15,Opponents14

Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total

NotreDame 173 198 — 371

Opponents 135 192 — 327

2008-09 Notre Dame Women’s Basketball Statistics — All GamesOverall Record: 15-2 (Home: 7-0, Away: 8-2, Neutral: 0-0)



Barlow,Ashley 15-14 480-32.0 66-161 .410 19-54 .352 33-36 .917 19 54 73 4.9 24-0 46 42 1 40 184 12.3


Bruszewski,Becca17-17 419-24.6 69-135 .0511 7-22 .318 16-27 .593 19 55 74 4.4 53-2 29 35 8 21 161 9.5

*Mallory,Brittany 7-3 154-22.0 21-45 .467 7-20 .350 8-13 .615 5 18 23 3.3 15-0 20 9 1 11 57 8.1

*Peters,Devereaux 3-1 61-20.3 11-16 .688 0-0 .000 0-3 .000 3 10 13 4.3 6-0 5 4 6 5 22 7.3

Solomon,Erica 17-0 298-17.5 43-87 .494 0-0 .000 37-60 .617 36 42 78 4.6 39-0 12 29 24 11 123 7.2

Novosel,Natalie 17-0 321-18.9 41-80 .513 1-9 .111 38-52 .731 26 27 53 3.1 31-0 24 38 2 20 121 7.1


Watson,Kellie 17-0 277-16.3 28-89 .315 21-57 .368 13-20 .650 10 38 48 2.8 23-1 18 29 9 8 90 5.3

Miller,Fraderica 12-0 65-5.4 8-10 .800 0-0 .000 1-5 .200 3 3 6 0.5 14-0 4 4 0 11 17 1.4

Christiansen,Alena 3-0 7-2.3 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 3-6 .500 1 0 1 0.3 1-0 0 0 0 1 3 1.0

Team 37 39 76 5

Notre Dame 17 3425 484-1038 .466 71-198 .359 238-342 .696 225 448 673 39.6 283-3 271 296 77 178 1277 75.1

Opponents 17 3425 365-1000 .365 65-243 .267 203-271 .749 220 387 607 35.7 311-9 210 358 54 149 998 58.7

Deadball Rebounds:NotreDame49,Opponents32//* - out for season (knee injury)

Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT Total

NotreDame 601 673 3 — 1277

Opponents 458 533 7 — 998



2008-09 Notre Dame Women’s Basketball Statistics — Road GamesOverall Record: 8-2 (Away: 8-2, Neutral: 0-0)



Barlow,Ashley 9-8 305-33.9 41-94 .436 10-28 .357 19-21 .905 10 32 42 4.7 15-0 25 32 1 25 111 12.3


Bruszewski,Becca10-10 264-26.4 43-86 .500 1-9 .111 10-19 .526 9 35 44 4.4 34-1 15 20 4 14 97 9.7


Novosel,Natalie 10-0 201-20.1 27-48 .563 1-3 .333 24-35 .686 18 18 36 3.6 20-0 12 24 1 12 79 7.9


Solomon,Erica 10-0 169-16.9 27-53 .509 0-0 .000 19-32 .594 22 20 42 4.2 22-0 8 21 14 6 73 7.3


Watson,Kellie 10-0 144-14.4 9-37 .243 6-24 .250 7-12 .583 4 20 24 2.4 15-1 10 14 6 2 31 3.1



Team 24 31 55 4

Notre Dame 10 2025 281-603 .466 30-91 .330 121-185 .654 133 261 394 39.4 169-2 138 186 44 100 713 71.3

Opponents 10 2025 222-592 .375 38-145 .262 121-158 .766 123 226 349 34.9 169-4 127 196 35 85 603 60.3


Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT Total

NotreDame 340 370 3 — 713

Opponents 281 315 7 — 603

2008-09 Notre Dame Women’s Basketball Statistics — Home GamesOverall Record: 7-0


Barlow,Ashley 6-6 175-29.2 25-67 .373 9-26 .346 14-15 .933 9 22 31 5.2 9-0 21 10 0 15 73 12.2





Watson,Kellie 7-0 133-19.0 19-52 .365 15-33 .455 6-8 .750 6 18 24 3.4 8-0 8 15 3 6 59 8.4


Solomon,Erica 7-0 129-18.4 16-34 .471 0-0 .000 18-28 .643 14 22 36 5.1 17-0 4 8 10 5 50 7.1

Novosel,Natalie 7-0 120-17.1 14-32 .438 0-6 .000 14-17 .824 8 9 17 2.4 11-0 12 14 1 8 42 6.0




Team 13 8 21 1

Notre Dame 7 1400 203-435 .467 41-107 .383 117-157 .745 92 187 279 39.9 114-1 133 110 33 78 564 80.6

Opponents 7 1400 143-408 .350 27-98 .276 82-113 .726 97 161 258 36.9 142-5 83 162 19 64 395 56.4



NotreDame 261 303 — 564

Opponents 177 218 — 395



2008-09 Notre Dame Women’s Basketball Statistics — Ranked OpponentsOverall Record: 4-0 (Home: 2-0, Away: 2-0, Neutral: 0-0)



Barlow,Ashley 3-3 108-36.0 13-40 .325 4-18 .222 9-11 .818 6 13 19 6.3 7-0 10 11 0 5 39 13.0



Watson,Kellie 4-0 65-16.3 12-23 .522 11-19 .579 2-2 1.000 5 11 16 4.0 1-0 4 3 2 2 37 9.3


Solomon,Erica 4-0 70-17.5 10-22 .455 0-0 .000 6-11 .545 9 12 21 5.3 11-0 4 5 5 2 26 6.5



Novosel,Natalie 4-0 45-11.3 2-10 .200 0-3 .000 4-4 1.000 3 3 6 1.5 2-0 1 9 0 2 8 2.0


Team 9 6 15 3

Notre Dame 4 800 96-235 .409 20-56 .357 49-73 .671 59 103 162 40.5 67-1 58 73 16 30 261 65.2

Opponents 4 800 90-237 .380 8-41 .195 45-61 .738 54 95 149 37.2 69-2 55 71 13 41 233 58.2



NotreDame 110 151 — 261

Opponents 116 117 — 233

2008-09 Notre Dame Women’s Basketball Statistics — Past 5 GamesOverall Record: 4-1 (Home: 2-0, Away: 2-1, Neutral: 0-0)


Barlow,Ashley 5-5 158-31.6 20-52 .385 8-19 .421 12-12 1.000 2 18 20 4.0 8-0 16 15 0 13 60 12.0




Novosel,Natalie 5-0 102-20.4 17-28 .607 0-0 .000 14-20 .700 9 10 19 3.8 16-0 6 14 1 7 48 9.6


Solomon,Erica 5-0 91-18.2 13-23 .565 0-0 .000 9-18 .500 11 12 23 4.6 17-0 2 12 6 3 35 7.0

Watson,Kellie 5-0 75-15.0 6-22 .273 4-15 .267 2-2 1.000 1 11 12 2.4 8-0 9 12 1 1 18 3.6

Christiansen,Alena 2-0 2-1.0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 0 0 0 0.0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 1.0


Team 9 6 15

Notre Dame 5 1000 138-290 .476 18-55 .327 77-104 .740 54 132 186 37.2 91-0 86 89 18 45 371 74.2

Opponents 5 1000 114-302 .377 25-77 .325 74-100 .740 68 110 178 35.6 98-2 66 92 16 48 327 65.4

Deadball Rebounds:NotreDame15,Opponents14


NotreDame 173 198 — 371

Opponents 135 192 — 327


fighting irish women’s basketball 2008-09NOTRE DAME2008-09 Single Game Highs & Lows

Team SuperlativesNOTRE DAME HIGH NOTRE DAME LOW CATEGORY OPPONENT HIGH OPPONENT LOW

102atBostonCollege(11/23/08) 59,twice(MR:atVanderbilt,12/30/08) Points/Game 75byMarquette(1/13/09) 36byGa.Southern(11/25/08)

53(2nd)atBostonCollege(11/23/08) 20(2nd)atMichigan(12/10/08) Points/Half 45(2nd)byMarquette(1/13/09) 17(1st)byGa.Southern(11/25/08)

42atBostonCollege(11/23/08) 21,twice(MR:vs.Purdue,12/7/08) Field Goals Made 28byMichiganState(11/29/08) 12byGa.Southern(11/25/08)

79vs.Evansville(11/19/08) 46atSetonHall(1/3/09) Field Goal Attempts 68byEasternMichigan(12/2/08) 50byLoyola(12/20/08)

.646atBostonCollege(11/23/08) .344vs.Purdue(12/7/08) FG Percentage .458byMarquette(1/13/09) .214byGa.Southern(11/25/08)

9vs.MichiganState(11/29/08) 0atSetonHall(1/3/09) 3-Point FG Made 7bySt.John’s(1/17/09) 0byLSU(11/16/08)

25vs.MichiganState(11/29/08) 4atLSU(11/16/08) 3-Point FG Attempts 22byValparaiso(12/13/08) 4byLSU(11/16/08)

.875atBostonCollege(11/23/08) .000atSetonHall(1/3/09) 3-Point FG Percentage .368bySt.John’s(1/17/09) .000byLSU(11/16/08)

25,twice(MR:vs.Loyola,12/20/08) 3atVanderbilt(12/30/08) Free Throws Made 22byEasternMichigan(12/2/08) 2byBostonCollege(11/23/08)

40atEasternMichigan(12/2/08) 6,twice(MR:atVanderbilt,12/30/08) Free Throw Attempts 28byEasternMichigan(12/2/08) 3byBostonCollege(11/23/08)

.917vs.Evansville(11/19/08) .500atVanderbilt(12/30/08) FT Percentage .889byCharlotte(12/28/08) .455byVanderbilt(12/30/08)

60atEasternMichigan(12/2/08) 26atSetonHall(1/3/09) Rebounds 48byMichiganState(11/29/08) 22byBostonCollege(11/23/08)

23,twice(MR:atBostonColl.,11/23/08) 7atValparaiso(12/13/08) Assists 21byMarquette(1/13/09) 7byGa.Southern(11/25/08)

17,threetimes(MR:vs.Loyola,12/20/08) 2atVanderbilt(12/30/08) Steals 14bySt.John’s(1/17/09) 5,twice(MR:bySetonHall,1/3/09)

8,twice(MR:atValparaiso,12/13/08) 2,threetimes(MR:atDePaul,1/6/09) Blocked Shots 7byDePaul(1/6/09) 1,threetimes(MR:byGeorgetown,1/10/09)

23,twice(MR:vs.Georgetown,1/10/09) 8vs.Evansville(11/19/08) Turnovers 31,twice(MR:byLoyola,12/20/08) 11byVanderbilt(12/30/08)

24atEasternMichigan(12/2/08) 11atValparaiso(12/13/08) Fouls 31byEasternMichigan(12/2/08) 10byMichigan(12/10/08)

Individual Superlatives NOTRE DAME OPPONENT

Points Scored 21byEricaWilliamsonvs.Georgetown(1/10/09) 34byAishaJeffersonofMichiganState(11/29/08)

Field Goals Made 9,twice(MR:byEricaWilliamsonatDePaul,1/6/09) 14byAishaJeffersonofMichiganState(11/29/08)

Field Goal Attempts 19byMelissaLechlitneratMarquette(1/13/09) 28byAishaJeffersonofMichiganState(11/29/08)

Highest FG Percentage (min. 5 made) 1.000(6-6)byMelissaLechlitnervs.Loyola(12/20/08) .909(10-11)byStephanySkrbaofMichigan(12/10/08)

3-Point Field Goals Made 6*byKellieWatsonvs.MichiganState(11/29/08) 4,threetimes(MR:byMoniqueMcLeanofSt.John’s,1/17/09)

3-Point Field Goal Attempts 9byKellieWatsonvs.MichiganState(11/29/08) 12byMaryLawsonofEasternMichigan(12/2/08)

3-Point FG Percentage (min. 2 made) 1.000(3-3)byBrittanyMalloryatBostonCollege(11/23/08) 1.000(2-2)byMorganWilliamsofGeorgetown(1/10/09)

Free Throws Made 7byEricaWilliamsonvs.Georgetown(1/10/09) 10byCassieSchrockofEasternMichigan(12/2/08)

Free Throw Attempts 10byEricaSolomonatEasternMichigan(12/2/08) 14byCassieSchrockofEasternMichigan(12/2/08)

Free Throw Percentage (min. 3 made) 1.000(7-7)byEricaWilliamsonvs.Georgetown(1/10/09) 1.000(7-7)byJessicaMinnfieldofMichigan(12/10/08)

Rebounds 11byLindsaySchraderatMarquette(1/13/09) 15byLaurenKenneyofValparaiso(12/13/08)

Assists 6,fivetimes(MR:byMelissaLechlitnervs.St.John’s,1/17/09) 9byTraciRayofCharlotte(12/28/08)

Steals 7byAshleyBarlowatBostonCollege(11/23/08) 4,fourtimes(MR:byChristinaWirthofVanderbilt,12/30/08)

Blocked Shots 4byEricaSolomonatEasternMichigan(12/2/08) 4byShanaMcKinneyofEasternMichigan(12/2/08)

Turnovers 5,seventimes(MR:byAshleyBarlowatMarquette,1/13/09) 7byJessicaMinnfieldofMichigan(12/10/08)

Minutes Played 40,twice(MR:byMelissaLechlitnervs.St.John’s,1/17/09) 45byJessicaMinnfieldofMichigan(12/10/08)

* - tied ND Joyce Center record


fighting irish women’s basketball 2008-09 NOTRE DAME2008-09 Notre Dame Game-By-Game Team Statistics

Overall 3-Point Rebs.Opponent (Attendance) FG-A Pct. FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. Off-Def-Tot PF-DQ A TO B S Pts(1)NOTREDAME 21-47 .447 2-4 .500 18-27 .667 10-28-38 17-0 9 21 4 12 62atLSU(7,954) 18-53 .340 0-4 .000 17-21 .810 9-23-32 19-1 10 18 2 11 53NOTREDAME(5,696) 39-79 .494 7-19 .368 11-12 .917 14-22-36 17-0 23 8 7 17 96vs.Evansville 20-54 .370 6-18 .333 15-19 .789 15-27-42 15-0 9 31 2 6 61NOTREDAME 42-65 .646 7-8 .875 11-16 .688 12-24-36 12-0 23 18 6 17 102atBostonCollege(1,567) 25-59 .424 2-6 .333 2-3 .667 9-13-22 18-0 12 28 3 5 54NOTREDAME(6,192) 32-57 .561 6-13 .462 15-22 .682 8-33-41 15-0 16 14 6 9 85vs.GeorgiaSouthern 12-56 .214 2-14 .143 10-15 .667 14-19-33 17-0 7 24 2 8 36NOTREDAME(6,710) 28-66 .424 9-25 .360 13-19 .684 14-18-32 19-0 21 15 6 9 78vs.MichiganState 28-66 .424 2-13 .154 14-17 .824 22-26-48 19-0 16 24 6 9 72NOTREDAME 28-72 .389 2-7 .286 25-40 .625 22-38-60 24-1 16 18 8 10 83atEasternMichigan(649) 18-68 .265 5-20 .250 22-28 .786 13-31-44 31-3 12 16 6 9 63NOTREDAME(11,418) 21-61 .344 5-12 .417 15-21 .714 17-30-47 14-1 14 18 2 7 62vs.Purdue 20-56 .357 2-7 .286 9-12 .750 8-27-35 19-1 16 18 4 10 51NotreDame 26-57 .456 3-6 .500 4-6 .667 10-21-31 17-1 11 23 3 12 59atMICHIGAN(1,377) 24-54 .444 4-19 .211 11-13 .846 11-23-34 10-0 11 23 6 9 63NOTREDAME 26-59 .441 1-9 .111 10-14 .714 13-26-39 11-0 7 19 8 9 63atValparaiso(2,046) 21-63 .333 5-22 .227 8-11 .727 16-23-39 12-0 11 18 2 8 55NOTREDAME(6,323) 30-65 .462 4-13 .308 25-37 .676 21-27-48 14-0 19 14 2 17 89vs.Loyola-Chicago 17-50 .340 3-12 .250 8-12 .667 10-21-31 27-2 10 31 3 7 45NOTREDAME 27-59 .458 3-12 .250 11-18 .611 12-22-34 15-0 12 20 3 12 68atCharlotte(1,587) 24-57 .421 5-14 .357 8-9 .889 10-25-35 14-0 17 24 1 8 61NOTREDAME 26-61 .426 4-15 .267 3-6 .500 18-27-45 17-0 14 19 4 2 59atVanderbilt(4,374) 24-62 .387 4-17 .235 5-11 .455 15-19-34 12-0 13 11 1 11 57•NOTREDAME 25-46 .543 0-7 .000 16-24 .667 5-21-26 20-0 14 18 3 6 66atSetonHall(775) 19-55 .345 4-11 .364 18-23 .783 17-21-38 20-0 9 23 3 5 60•NOTREDAME 34-70 .486 3-8 .375 15-20 .750 19-31-50 15-0 17 13 2 6 86atDePaul(2,452) 22-62 .355 5-21 .238 13-17 .765 11-18-29 19-0 11 15 7 10 62•NOTREDAME(6,561) 28-52 .538 4-12 .333 24-29 .828 10-30-40 22-0 22 23 7 12 84vs.Georgetown 20-63 .317 5-15 .333 18-27 .667 16-17-33 27-2 12 18 1 10 63•NotreDame 26-67 .388 5-15 .333 8-14 .571 12-23-35 21-0 15 17 3 14 65atMARQUETTE(1,850) 27-59 .458 4-11 .364 17-22 .773 12-30-42 14-0 21 20 4 9 75•NOTREDAME(6,027) 25-55 .455 6-13 .462 14-17 .824 8-27-35 13-0 18 18 3 7 70vs.St.John’s 26-63 .413 7-19 .368 8-11 .727 12-24-36 18-0 13 16 1 14 67

Winners listed in ALL CAPS // Attendance listed next to home team (where applicable) • = BIG EAST Conference game // 1 = State Farm Tip-Off Classic (Baton Rouge, La.)


fighting irish women’s basketball 2008-09NOTRE DAME2008-09 Notre Dame Points-Rebounds-Assists

Opponent Solomon Watson Miller Peters* Barlow Novosel Mallory* Lechlitner Schrader Bruszewski Christiansen^ Williamson

(1)atLSU 6-2-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 12-6-2 19-5-0 2-2-0 DNP 2-5-5 13-6-1 6-3-0 2-4-1

EVANSVILLE 4-3-2 3-2-2 2-0-0 6-4-1 19-6-0 6-3-4 11-2-6 11-2-4 12-7-4 18-4-0 4-1-0

atBostonCollege 15-1-1 3-3-0 0-0-0 4-3-2 10-2-6 7-2-2 14-4-2 8-3-4 13-4-2 18-2-4 10-7-0

GEORGIASOUTHERN 12-5-0 7-2-1 2-0-0 13-8-2 7-4-1 19-2-3 7-0-4 8-6-4 6-5-1 4-6-0

MICHIGANSTATE 12-4-2 18-6-2 DNP 14-5-6 0-0-0 2-2-2 6-1-3 15-2-1 5-4-4 6-4-1

atEasternMichigan 12-9-2 5-3-0 2-0-0 DNP 18-8-4 3-3-2 15-3-3 17-10-3 5-6-2 6-5-0

PURDUE 0-8-0 13-6-0 DNP DNP 4-1-1 3-5-2 19-3-4 13-10-4 6-6-2 4-7-1

atMichigan 8-2-0 3-1-0 DNP 14-5-3 2-1-0 5-5-3 9-2-1 8-4-3 10-3-1 0-2-0

atValparaiso 5-7-0 1-2-0 DNP 15-3-1 0-2-1 18-3-2 14-6-1 8-6-2 2-2-0

LOYOLA-CHICAGO 6-5-0 9-5-0 7-5-2 8-5-4 13-3-3 13-0-1 13-8-5 10-1-4 1-1-0 9-8-0

atCharlotte 0-2-1 4-2-2 DNP 6-5-4 12-5-2 13-3-2 19-9-0 12-5-0 DNP 2-1-1

atVanderbilt 8-7-2 6-4-2 0-0-0 6-9-4 2-3-0 11-0-1 12-8-3 12-7-2 DNP 2-2-0

•atSetonHall 13-3-1 4-4-2 0-0-0 14-4-2 8-2-2 9-1-2 11-6-2 6-3-1 DNP 1-1-2

•atDePaul 4-8-1 2-2-1 2-0-1 12-3-3 18-7-1 9-4-5 11-6-1 8-4-2 0-0-0 20-9-2

•GEORGETOWN 7-3-0 9-3-3 0-1-0 6-2-6 12-4-3 11-2-5 10-8-4 6-4-1 2-0-0 21-10-0

•atMarquette 2-1-0 3-3-3 0-0-0 15-6-2 10-4-0 15-3-4 7-11-4 12-5-1 DNP 1-0-1

•ST.JOHN’S 9-8-0 0-0-0 2-0-1 13-5-3 0-2-0 15-4-6 13-4-5 13-6-2 DNP 5-5-1

Home games in ALL CAPS // Games started in boldfaceDNP = did not play // * - out for season (knee injury) // ^ - added to roster Dec. 19• = BIG EAST Conference game // 1 = State Farm Tip-Off Classic (Baton Rouge, La.)


fighting irish women’s basketball 2008-09 NOTRE DAME2008-09 Miscellaneous Statistics

ALL GAMES vs. BIG EAST OPPONENTSMost First Half Points Scored 49,twice(MR:atBostonCollege,11/23) 44atDePaul(1/6)Most First Half Points Allowed 36byVanderbilt(12/30) 30,twice(MR:byMarquette,1/13)

Most Second Half Points Scored 53atBostonCollege(11/23) 52vs.Georgetown(1/10)Most Second Half Points Allowed 45byMarquette(1/13) 45byMarquette(1/13)

Fewest First Half Points Scored 23vs.Purdue(12/7) 29bySetonHall(1/3)Fewest First Half Points Allowed 17byGeorgiaSouthern(11/25) 23bySetonHall(1/3)

Fewest Second Half Points Scored 20atMichigan(12/10) 31atMarquette(1/13)Fewest Second Half Points Allowed 19byGeorgiaSouthern(11/25) 32byDePaul(1/6)

Largest Leads Notre Dame:55—78-23(8:05,2nd)vs.GeorgiaSouthern(ND85-36),11/25 Opponent:18,twice—44-26(17:41,2nd)and46-28(15:56,2nd)byVanderbilt(ND59-57),12/30Largest Deficit Overcome in a Win:18,twice—44-26(17:41,2nd)and46-28(15:56,2nd)atVanderbilt(ND59-57),12/30(school record)Largest Halftime Deficit Overcome in a Win:12—36-24atVanderbilt(ND59-57),12/30Largest Lead Surrendered in a Loss:9—34-25(1:22,1st)atMarquette(MU75-65),1/13Largest Halftime Lead Surrendered in a Loss:4—34-30atMarquette(MU75-65),1/13

Halftime Leads:ND:15(NDRecord—13-2;4-1vs.BIGEAST)//Opponents:1(NDRecord—1-0;0-0vs.BIGEAST)//Ties:1(NDRecord—1-0;0-0vs.BIGEAST)Rebound Advantage:ND:9(NDRecord—9-0;2-0vs.BIGEAST)//Opponents:7(NDRecord—5-2;2-1vs.BIGEAST)//Ties:1(NDRecord—1-0;0-0vs.BIGEAST)Bench Scoring Advantage:ND:13(NDRecord—11-2;2-1vs.BIGEAST)//Opponents:3(NDRecord—3-0;1-0vs.BIGEAST)//Ties:1(NDRecord—1-0;

1-0vs.BIGEAST) Notre Dame Margin:+188points,+11.1ppg.(ND—434pts.,25.5ppg.;Opponents—246pts.,14.5ppg.)

Point Differential 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 11 20 21 24 35 44 48 49Notre Dame Wins 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1Notre Dame Losses 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Starting Lineups (F-C-G-G-G) & W-L Marks ALL GAMES vs. BIG EAST OPPONENTSBruszewski,Williamson,Barlow,Lechlitner,Schrader 12-1 4-1Bruszewski,Williamson,Lechlitner,Mallory,Schrader 2-1Bruszewski,Peters(F),Barlow,Lechlitner,Schrader 1-0

Complete Games Played:2(Lechlitner2)//Opponents:2 Most Minutes:40,twice(MelissaLechlitneratValparaiso,12/13;Lechlitnervs.St.John’s,1/17)

Charges Taken:15(Williamson6,Watson3,Barlow2,Bruszewski1,Novosel1,Schrader1,Solomon1)//Opponents:15 Most Charges Taken (Game):1,15times(MR:LindsaySchradervs.St.John’s,1/17)

Shot Clock Violations Forced:14//Opponents:6 Most Shot Clock Violations Forced (Game):3atMichigan,12/10

Scoring Double-Figure Games: 63 (Schrader 14,Barlow11, Lechlitner 10,Bruszewski 8,Novosel 6,Solomon5,Mallory 3,Williamson3,Watson2,Peters 1) //

Opponents:33 20-29-Point Games:2(Williamson2)//Opponents:3 30-39-Point Games:0//Opponents:1 Game-High Honors*:13(Lechlitner3,Barlow2,Novosel2,Schrader2,Williamson2,Bruszewski1,Mallory1) Team-High Honors*:21(Barlow5,Lechlitner5,Schrader3,Bruszewski2,Novosel2,Williamson2,Mallory1,Watson1)

Rebounding Double-Figure Games:4(Schrader3,Williamson1)//Opponents:5 Game-High Honors*:12(Schrader5,Williamson4,Barlow2,Solomon1) Team-High Honors*: 20(Schrader8,Williamson4,Barlow3,Solomon2,Mallory1,Peters1,Watson1)

Assists Double-Figure Games:0//Opponents:0 Game-High Honors*:9(Lechlitner3,Barlow2,Schrader2,Mallory1,Novosel1) Team-High Honors*:28(Lechlitner8,Barlow7,Schrader6,Mallory2,Novosel2,Bruszewski1,Watson1,Williamson1)

Double-Doubles Points/Rebounds:3(Schrader2-EMU,PUR;Williamson1-GU)//Opponents:5

* = totals may not add up to games played due to ties


fighting irish women’s basketball 2008-09NOTRE DAMEThe Last Time It Happened…

Notre Dame recorded a…30-pointwin.....wason12/20/08—ND89,Loyola-Chicago45(44points)*40-pointwin.....wason12/20/08—ND89,Loyola-Chicago45(44points)*50-pointwin.....wason11/20/07—ND94,CentralMichigan41(53points)30-pointloss.....wason3/17/02—Tennessee89,ND50(39points)(NCAA Mideast Region Second Round at Knoxville, Tenn.)Notre Dame shot…60%onFGs.....wason11/23/08—64.6%(42-65)atBostonCollege(ND102-54)65%onFGs.....wason2/12/97—68.0%(34-50)vs.BostonCollege(ND91-64)*90%onFTs.....wason11/19/08—91.7%(11-12)vs.Evansville(ND96-61)*Notre Dame…won10gamesinarow.....wasfrom11/20/07thru1/2/08—10straightwon15gamesinarow.....wasfrom11/17/00thru2/14/01—23straightwon20gamesinarow.....wasfrom11/17/00thru2/14/01—23straightlost5gamesinarow.....wasfrom3/21/91thru11/24/91—5straight(acrosstwoseasons) •lost5gamesinarow(oneseason).....wasfrom2/16/82thru3/6/82—5straightscored100points.....wason11/23/08(ND102,BostonCollege54) •scored100pointsathome.....wason11/26/02(ND107,ClevelandState65)* •scored100pointsataneutralsite.....wason11/24/89vs.Liberty(ND113-35)(Rotary Classic at Orlando, Fla.) •scored100points&lost.....neverallowed100points.....wason12/8/98(Connecticut106,ND81)*scoredlessthan50points.....wason1/27/07(Connecticut64,ND47)allowedlessthan50points.....wason12/20/08(ND89,Loyola-Chicago45)*playedanovertimegame.....wason12/10/08(Michigan63,ND59-ot) •playedamultiple-overtimegame.....wason11/30/97(ND93,UCLA91-2ot)ralliedfromadouble-digitdeficittowin.....wason12/30/08—18points(44-26,17:41,2nd/46-28,15:56,2nd)atVanderbilt(ND59-57)(school record)gaveupadouble-digitdeficitandlost.....wason3/9/08—12points(14-2,11:04,1st)vs.Pittsburgh(PITT64-53)(BIG EAST Championship Quarterfinal at Hartford, Conn.)wonona“lastsecond”shot.....wason12/5/07(ND86,BowlingGreen84-ot—CharelAllenjumperat0:00.8inovertime)lostona“lastsecond”shot.....wason1/12/02(Villanova60,ND59—MimiRileyjumperat0:00.4)hadfivedouble-figurescorers.....wason11/23/08(ND102,BostonCollege54)—BeccaBruszewski18,EricaSolomon15,BrittanyMallory14,LindsaySchrader13,AshleyBarlow 10,EricaWilliamson10hadsixdouble-figurescorers.....wason11/23/08(ND102,BostonCollege54)—BeccaBruszewski18,EricaSolomon15,BrittanyMallory14,LindsaySchrader13,AshleyBarlow 10,EricaWilliamson10hadsevendouble-figurescorers.....wason1/19/08(ND104,Georgetown86)—AshleyBarlow21,BrittanyMallory15,CharelAllen14,MelissaLechlitner13,LindsaySchrader 12,BeccaBruszewski10,EricaWilliamson10hadnodouble-figurescorers.....wason2/8/04(SetonHall51,ND45)hadtwodouble-figurerebounders.....wason3/23/08(ND75,SMU62)—AshleyBarlow12,CharelAllen11(NCAA Oklahoma City Region First Round at West Lafayette, Ind.)hadtwoplayerswith“double-doubles”.....wason3/23/08(ND75,SMU62)—AshleyBarlow(20p,12r)&CharelAllen(14p,11r)(NCAA Oklahoma City Region First Round at West Lafayette, Ind.)hadthreeplayerswith“double-doubles”.....wason1/26/05(ND72,St.John’s65)—CrystalErwin(14p,10r),MeganDuffy(14p,10a)&JacquelineBatteast(10p,10r)*hadtwo20-pointscorers.....wason12/6/06(ND67,Purdue58)—BreonaGray22,TulyahGaines20*hadthree20-pointscorers.....wason1/7/99(ND111,WestVirginia90)—DanielleGreen28,SheilaMcMillen26,RuthRiley23*hada“point-a-minute”scorer(min.10minutes).....wason11/23/08(ND102,BostonCollege54)—EricaSolomon15p/14mmade10three-pointfieldgoals.....wason3/3/02(Syracuse84,ND79)—10-26(38.5%)onthrees(BIG EAST Championship Quarterfinal at Piscataway, N.J.)committed10turnoversorless.....wason11/19/08(ND96,Evansville61)—8turnovers*committed25turnovers.....wason12/30/06(Tennessee78,ND54)—29turnoversforced25turnovers.....wason12/20/08(ND89,Loyola-Chicago45)—31turnovers*An Irish player had…25points.....wason3/25/08—CharelAllen(35)vs.Oklahoma(ND79-75,ot)(NCAA Oklahoma City Region Second Round at West Lafayette, Ind.)30points.....wason3/25/08—CharelAllen(35)vs.Oklahoma(ND79-75,ot)(NCAA Oklahoma City Region Second Round at West Lafayette, Ind.)35points.....wason3/25/08—CharelAllen(35)vs.Oklahoma(ND79-75,ot)(NCAA Oklahoma City Region Second Round at West Lafayette, Ind.)40points.....wason1/30/99—RuthRiley(41)atProvidence(ND97-59)(school record)15rebounds.....wason1/13/07—EricaWilliamson(18)atSouthFlorida(USF87-78-ot)(school freshman record)20rebounds.....wason1/20/88—HeidiBunek(20)atDePaul(DPU80-77)10assists.....wason2/26/05—MeganDuffy(10)vs.WestVirginia(ND82-57)*5blocks.....wason11/9/07—DevereauxPeters(5)vs.Miami(Ohio)(ND98-50)*(Preseason WNIT First Round at Notre Dame, Ind.)5steals.....wason1/13/08—AshleyBarlow(6)atMarquette(MU75-65)a“double-double”.....wason12/7/08—LindsaySchrader(13p,10r)vs.Purdue(ND62-51)*a“triple-double”.....wason2/15/90—SaraLiebscher(17p,12r,10a)vs.Detroit(ND99-58)*(only triple-double in school history)20pts&10rebs.....wason1/10/09—EricaWilliamson(21p,10r)vs.Georgetown(ND84-63)*20pts&20rebs.....wason1/20/88—HeidiBunek(25p,20r)atDePaul(DPU80-77)a4-pointplay.....wason2/16/03—AliciaRatay(2:24,1st)atProvidence(ND67-61)ahalfcourtshot.....wason1/2/07—BreonaGray(0:00,1st)atSetonHall(ND64-61)An opposing player had…25points.....wason11/29/08—AishaJefferson(34),MichiganState(ND78-72)*30points.....wason11/29/08—AishaJefferson(34),MichiganState(ND78-72)*35points.....wason1/16/95—AngelaSimpson(37),NorthwesternState(La.)(NSU103-93)(NWIT Semifinal at Amarillo, Texas)10rebounds.....wason1/3/09—NoteishaWomack(13),SetonHall(ND66-60)15rebounds.....wason12/13/08—LaurenKenney(15),Valparaiso(ND63-55)20rebounds.....wason1/8/89—WendyScholtens(20),Vanderbilt(VU86-64)10assists.....wason1/27/08—KetiaSwanier(11),Connecticut(UCONN81-64)*5blocks.....wason3/25/08—CourtneyParis(5),Oklahoma(ND79-75,ot)(NCAA Oklahoma City Second Round at West Lafayette, Ind.)5steals.....wason1/13/08—AshleyPowell(6),WestVirginia(WVU56-50)a“double-double”.....wason1/3/09—NoteishaWomack(11p,13r),SetonHall(ND66-60)a“triple-double”.....wason2/7/06—LiadSuez-Karni(14p,10r,10a),Villanova(VU69-65-ot)*

* = indicates Notre Dame home game

2008-09 Notre Dame Women’s Basketball Box Scores#16/14 Notre Dame 62, #24/22 LSU 53State Farm Tip-Off ClassicNovember 16, 2008Maravich Assembly Ctr. (Baton Rouge, La.)

Notre Dame (62)Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tpBruszewski 19 1-3 0-0 4-4 3 0 4 6Williamson 19 0-3 0-0 2-3 4 1 3 2Barlow 35 7-13 2-4 3-4 5 0 2 19Lechlitner 36 1-6 0-0 0-0 5 5 0 2Schrader 33 5-12 0-0 3-5 6 1 2 13Solomon 11 1-3 0-0 4-6 2 0 3 6Watson 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0Miller 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0Peters 28 6-7 0-0 0-3 6 2 2 12Novosel 17 0-0 0-0 2-2 2 0 1 2Team 5Totals 200 21-47 2-4 18-27 38 9 17 62

LSU (53)Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tpMorris 14 1-4 0-0 0-0 1 0 3 2Barrett 23 1-6 0-0 4-6 4 0 1 6Graham 29 0-5 0-1 0-0 9 2 5 0Hughes 16 0-1 0-1 0-0 2 1 3 0Hightower 30 3-12 0-1 0-0 1 3 3 6Eason 24 2-5 0-0 0-0 1 2 0 4Riley 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0Kelly 16 2-3 0-0 6-6 1 0 0 10Jones 17 4-9 0-1 0-0 2 1 1 8Dunning 3 0-0 0-0 2-2 0 0 1 2Black 7 2-2 0-0 3-5 3 0 1 7Turnbow 20 3-6 0-0 2-2 3 1 1 8Team 5Totals 200 18-53 0-4 17-21 32 10 19 53

Notre Dame 24 38 — 62LSU 24 29 — 53

FG Pct:NotreDame44.7,LSU34.0.3-PT FG Pct:NotreDame50.0,LSU0.0.FT Pct:NotreDame66.7,LSU81.0.Turnovers: NotreDame21,LSU18.Blocked Shots:NotreDame4(Peters3),LSU2.Steals:NotreDame12(Schrader,Peters3),LSU11(Hightower4).Attendance:7,954.

NOTES:NotreDamesquaresitsall-timeserieswithLSUat2-2,whileallfourgameshavebeendecidedby10pointsorless…theIrishearntheirfirst-everwinoverLSUinBatonRouge,andavengetheir1999NCAATournamentsecond-roundlosstotheLadyTigers(74-64)atthePeteMaravichAssemblyCenter…NotreDameregistersitsfirst-everwinoveraSoutheasternConference(SEC)opponentonitshomefloor,anditsfirstvic-toryinsideanSECarenasinceMarch24,1997,whentheIrishdownedGeorgeWashington,62-52,intheNCAAEastRegionalfinalatSouthCarolina’sformerhome,theFrankMcGuireCenter,inColumbia,S.C.…NotreDamecollectsitsfirstvictoryoveranSECopponentsinceNov.14,2003,whentheIrishopenedthatseasonwitha77-64winoverNo.22/25AuburnattheWBCAClassicinBoulder,Colo.…thatAuburnvictoryalsomarkedthelast timeNotreDameopenedwitha rankedopponent—theIrish havewon thepast three times they have tippedoff theseasonagainstaTop25foe,havingalsodownedNo.6UCLA,99-82,attheJoyceCentertobeginthe1998-99campaign…overall,NotreDameis24-8(.750)inseasonopenersandnowhas won 14 consecutive season lidlifters, going a combined19-3 (.864) in theMuffetMcGrawera (1987-88topresent)…theIrishcontinuetosparkleinregular-seasontournamentplay,improvingto22-5(.815)intheirlast27regular-seasontourneygames,startingwiththe1996-97season…NotreDamebecamethefourthnon-conferenceschooltodefeatLSUathomeinthepast13-plusseasons(1995-96topresent)—theotherswerePurdueandMichigan(in2OT)in2001-02andConnecticuttwice(2006-07and2007-08)…what’smore,theIrishhandedtheLadyTigerstheirfirstlossinahomeopenersinceNov.23,1981,whenMcNeeseStateshadedLSU,75-74…NotreDamepicksupitsfirstwininthestateofLouisianasincethefirstroundofthe1999NCAATournament,whenitdownedSaintMary’s(Calif),61-57…the53pointsallowedbyNotreDamewerethefewesttheyhavegivenuptoarankedopponentsinceFeb.15,2005,whentheyearneda54-47winatNo.25/22BostonCollege…LSUwent0-for-4frombeyondthearc,afirst forNotreDameopponentsinceDec.2,2007,whenIUPUIwas0-for-10...Petersenjoyedasuccessfulreturntoaction,alittlemorethanninemonthsaftersufferingatornACLinherleftknee…BruszewskimadeherfirstcareerstartonSunday...Lechlitnermadehersecondcareerstartandfirstastheprimarypointguard.

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ME #15 Notre Dame 96, Evansville 61

November 19, 2008Joyce Center (Notre Dame, Ind.)

Evansville (61)Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tpJennings 29 2-8 1-2 2-2 1 1 1 7Novosel,S. 22 2-6 0-2 3-4 5 1 3 7Austin 24 4-9 1-2 1-2 3 1 2 10Barrett 22 4-10 2-6 0-1 5 0 2 10Gallagher 31 3-8 0-2 2-2 5 3 1 8Sickles 13 3-5 1-1 3-4 7 0 2 10Falkenstein 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 0Batey 9 0-1 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 0Sperka 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0Nakane 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0Singleton 4 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0Bamberger 27 2-5 1-3 2-2 4 2 2 7Benson 8 0-1 0-0 2-2 4 0 1 2Team 3Totals 200 20-54 6-18 15-19 42 9 15 61

Notre Dame (96)Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tpPeters 17 3-5 0-0 0-0 4 1 3 6Bruszewski 19 7-9 2-2 2-2 4 0 2 18Barlow 31 7-18 3-5 2-2 6 0 1 19Lechlitner 26 5-9 1-2 0-0 2 4 1 11Schrader 26 5-8 0-0 2-2 7 4 1 12Solomon 15 2-3 0-0 0-0 3 2 3 4Watson 13 1-8 1-4 0-0 2 2 1 3Miller 4 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2Novosel,N. 21 3-7 0-2 0-0 3 4 1 6Mallory 20 5-10 0-4 1-2 2 6 3 11Williamson 8 0-1 0-0 4-4 1 0 1 4Team 2Totals 200 39-79 7-19 11-12 36 23 17 96

Evansville 31 30 — 61Notre Dame 49 47 — 96

FG Pct:Evansville37.0,NotreDame49.4.3-PT FG Pct:Evans-ville33.3,NotreDame36.8.FT Pct:Evansville78.9,NotreDame91.7. Turnovers:Evansville31,NotreDame8.Blocked Shots: Evansville2 (S.Novosel2),NotreDame7 (Watson2).Steals: Evansville6 (Gallagher3),NotreDame17(Bruszewski,Barlow4).Attendance:5,696.

NOTES:NotreDamewinsitshomeopenerforthe14thconsecu-tiveyear(coincidingexactlywithitsmembershipintheBIGEASTConference)andimprovesto24-8(.750)all-timeinJoyceCenterlidlifters…theIrishmoveto25-2(.926)againstthecurrentMis-souriValleyConferencealignment,includinga12-1(.923)recordathome;theIrishalsoare16-1againstcurrentMVCschoolsintheMuffetMcGrawera(1987-88topresent)…NotreDamestretchesitsseriesleadoverEvansvilleto19-1(10-0athome)initsfirstgameagainstthePurpleAcessinceFeb.12,1994(an89-62IrishwininEvansville)…NotreDame’s96pointsalsowereaserieshigh-watermark,threemorethaninits93-48victoryonJan.20,1994,attheJoyceCenter…theIrishaddedtotheirongoingtotalswhenleadingathalftime(147-14,.913,sincethestartofthe2000-01season)andscoringatleast80points(115-4,.966,beginningwiththe1995-96campaign)…NotreDamenowhaswon72ofits last78non-conferencehomegames(.923)…theIrishalsomoveto112-32(.778)all-timeagainstotherin-stateopponents,includinga54-11(.831)recordathome;what’smore,NotreDamehaswon12ofitslast15gamesagainstIndianaschools…theIrish connected on 7-of-19 three-point attempts, their highestnumberoftreysmadeandattemptedinagamesinceJan.16,2007(7-of-22againstSt.John’sattheJoyceCenter)…injusthersecondcareerstart,Bruszewskitossedinacareer-high18points(7-9FG),includingapairoffirst-halfthree-pointersaftergoing1-for-2fromdistanceherentirefreshmanyear…Mallorydished out a career-high six assists without a turnover in 20minutes…the Irishhadfivedouble-figurescorers for thefirsttimethisseason;theywere9-0insuchgameslastyear…inthesisterlybattlebetweenIrishfreshmanguardNatalieNovoselandUEseniorcenterShannonNovosel,“bigsis”narrowlyedgedoutaleadinthescoring(7-6)andrebounding(5-3)columns,whileNatalieheldtheupperhandinassists(4-1);Shannonplayed22minutes,whileNataliesaw21minutesofaction.

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#15 Notre Dame 102, Boston College 54November 23, 2008Conte Forum (Chestnut Hill, Mass.)

Notre Dame (102)Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tpBruszewski 26 9-13 0-1 0-0 2 4 1 18Williamson 19 4-8 0-0 2-2 7 0 2 10Barlow 26 4-5 2-2 0-0 2 6 1 10Lechlitner 23 3-9 2-2 0-0 3 4 1 8Schrader 26 6-10 0-0 1-1 4 2 1 13Solomon 14 5-5 0-0 5-7 1 1 0 15Watson 12 1-2 0-0 1-2 3 0 1 3Miller 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 0Peters 16 2-4 0-0 0-0 3 2 1 4Novosel 17 3-4 0-0 1-2 2 2 1 7Mallory 15 5-5 3-3 1-2 4 2 1 14Team 5Totals 200 42-65 7-8 11-16 36 23 12 102

Boston College (54)Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tpRusin 23 5-9 1-2 0-0 1 4 3 11Murphy 18 1-5 0-0 0-0 3 1 3 2Swords 28 8-14 0-0 0-0 7 1 3 16Jones 16 2-4 0-0 0-0 2 1 2 4Picco 33 5-9 1-3 1-1 2 0 1 12Brown 14 1-4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2Thoman 15 0-2 0-1 0-0 2 2 2 0Pratt 5 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0Johnson 15 0-3 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0Gill 8 0-4 0-0 1-2 0 0 0 1Nickson 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0Whitehurst 17 2-3 0-0 0-0 2 2 1 4Wilson 3 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 2Team 2Totals 200 25-59 2-6 2-3 22 12 18 54

Notre Dame 49 53 — 102Boston College 25 29 — 54

FG Pct:NotreDame64.6,BostonCollege42.4.3-PT FG Pct: NotreDame87.5,BostonCollege33.3.FT Pct:NotreDame68.8,BostonCollege66.7.Turnovers:NotreDame18,BostonCollege28.Blocked Shots:NotreDame6(Peters2),BostonCollege3.Steals:NotreDame17(Barlow7),BostonCollege5. Attendance:1,567.

NOTES:NotreDameisofftoa3-0startforthefirsttimesincethe2005-06season…aftergoing30seasonswithoutscoringintripledigitsonanopponent’shomefloor,theIrishhavenowdoneitinconsecutiveseasons,alsowinningatGeorgetown,104-86,onJan.19,2008…NotreDame’s48-pointmarginofvictoryisitslargestsincea53-pointwin(94-41)atCentralMichiganonNov.20,2007;it’salsothethird-largestwinningmargineveronanopponent’shomefloor(second-largestofthe22-yearMuffetMcGrawera)behindtheCMUgameandan84-27winatValparaisoonJan.21,1982…theIrishpostconsecutive95-pointgamesforthefirsttimeinschoolhistoryandback-to-back90-pointgamesforthefirsttimesinceJan.23,26&30,1999,whentheyreeledoffaschool-recordthreeinarow(99-60vs.St.John’s,94-61atSyracuse,97-59atProvidence);it’salsotheeighthtimeinschoolhistoryNotreDamehaspostedconsecutive90-pointoutings,allintheMcGrawera…thecombined198pointsinthepasttwogamesarethemostfortheIrishsinceJan.2&7,1999,whentheychalkedup204pointsinwinsatGeorgetown(93-61)andhomevs.WestVirginia(111-90)…NotreDamehandsBostonCollege its largestmarginofdefeateverathome,eclipsinga43-pointlosstoCentralConnecticutStateonFeb.26,1976(agameplayedatBC’soriginalhome,theRobertsCenter);BC’spreviouslargestlossatitscurrenthome,SilvioO.ConteForum(whichopenedin1988),hadcomeonDec.12,1992,a104-65losstoOhioState…NotreDameregistersthesecond-highestpointtotaleverbyavisitoratConteForum,toppedonlybyOSU’s104pointsinthat1992victory…thesixdouble-figurescorersarethemostfortheIrishsinceJan.19,2008,whentheyhadsevenreachdoubledigitsinthat104-86winatGeorgetown…theIrishearntheirfirstvictoryinanAtlanticCoastConference(ACC)arenasinceNov.30,1996,whentheyloggeda76-69winatGeorgiaTechinthetitlegameoftheComfortInnDowntownClassic…NotreDameimprovesto12-6all-timeagainstBostonCollegeandearnsback-to-backwinsatConteForumforthefirsttimeinserieshistory…sincetheteamssplitthefirstsixgamesintheseries,NotreDamehaswonnineofthepast12…the102pointsand48-pointvictorymarginbothwereserieshighs…Bruszewskitiedhercareerhighwith18points,whileBarlowsetcareerbestswithsevenstealsandsixassists(tied).

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2008-09 Notre Dame Women’s Basketball Box Scores#14/10 Notre Dame 85, Georgia Southern 36November 25, 2008Joyce Center (Notre Dame, Ind.)

Georgia Southern (36)Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tpOgburn 25 4-8 0-0 0-0 4 0 3 8Geiger 31 0-7 0-1 2-2 3 0 0 2Whitney 27 1-7 1-3 3-4 2 4 2 6Rivens 25 4-7 0-1 0-0 3 1 1 8Melson 24 2-12 1-4 3-4 4 0 1 8Navarro 14 0-4 0-1 0-0 3 1 1 0Nelson 16 0-5 0-3 0-0 3 1 3 0Tate 19 0-2 0-0 2-3 3 0 3 2Ivy 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0Youngblood 2 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0Green 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0Williams 10 0-1 0-1 0-0 2 0 2 0McKenzie 3 1-2 0-0 0-2 3 0 1 2Team 3Totals 200 12-56 2-14 10-15 33 7 17 36

Notre Dame (85)Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tpBruszewski 18 3-4 0-0 0-0 5 1 0 6Williamson 13 2-5 0-0 0-2 6 0 1 4Barlow 25 5-9 1-3 2-2 8 2 0 13Lechlitner 25 3-7 1-2 0-0 0 4 2 7Schrader 25 4-7 0-0 0-0 6 4 0 8Solomon 19 3-4 0-0 6-9 5 0 2 12Watson 20 3-7 1-2 0-0 2 1 2 7Miller 10 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 3 2Novosel 21 1-3 0-2 5-6 4 1 2 7Mallory 24 7-10 3-4 2-3 2 3 3 19Team 3Totals 200 32-57 6-13 15-22 41 16 15 85

Georgia Southern 17 19 — 36Notre Dame 37 48 — 85

FG Pct: Georgia Southern 21.4, Notre Dame 56.1. 3-PT FG Pct:GeorgiaSouthern14.3,NotreDame46.2.FT Pct: Georgia Southern66.7,NotreDame68.2.Turnovers:GeorgiaSouthern24,NotreDame14.Blocked Shots:GeorgiaSouthern2(Ogburn2),NotreDame6(Schrader,Solomon2).Steals:GeorgiaSouthern8(Melson3),NotreDame9(Mallory2).Attendance:6,192.

NOTES:TheIrishimproveto38-5(.884)againstfirst-timeop-ponentssince1995-96,andstretchtheircurrentwinningstreakagainstnewfoesto13inarow,datingbacktothe2001-02season…NotreDamepostsback-to-backwinsbyatleast48pointsforthefirsttimeinschoolhistory…theIrishalsonotchtheirthirdconsecutive35-pointwin,whichlikewise,isafirstinthe32-yearhistoryoftheprogram…the49-pointmarginofvictoryisthelargestforNotreDameinahomegamesinceMarch17,2001,whentheIrishdefeatedAlcornStateathome,98-49inthefirstroundoftheNCAATournament(aneventtheyeventuallywontosecuretheprogram’sfirstnationalchampionship)…NotreDame’sdefenseallowedjust36points,thefewestgivenupbytheIrishinagamesinceMarch1,2005,whenNotreDameearneda41-35winatSetonHall;it’sthefewestopponentpointsattheJoyceCentersinceJan.2,2005,whentheIrishdownedSHU,54-33…NotreDamewentonastaggering27-0runmidwaythroughthesecondhalf,thesecond-longestrunofconsecutivepointsinschoolhistory—onJan.18,1997againstPittsburghattheJoyceCenter,theIrishwentona31-0runinthefirsthalfenroutetoa65-49win…NotreDameheldGeorgiaSoutherntoa.214fieldgoalpercentage,thelowestbyanIrishopponentsinceDec.22,2001,whenMarquetteshotjust.185(10-of-54)ina60-33IrishwinattheJoyceCenter…GeorgiaSoutherndidnothaveasingleplayerscoreindoublefigures,thefirsttimetheNotreDamedefensehasmanagedthatfeatsinceNov.20,2007,whenCentralMichigan’sleadingscorerhadeightpointsina94-41IrishwinatMountPleasant,Mich.…forthesecondtime in four games this season, every Notre Dame player inuniformgotintothescoringcolumn(alsovs.EvansvilleonNov.19)…Malloryscoredacareer-high19points,toppingheroldhigh-watermarkof15setonJan.19,2008,atGeorgetown;shehadnarrowlymissedhercareer-highpointtotaltwodaysearlieratBostonCollege,finishingwith14points…Barlowextendedherstreakofdouble-digitscoringgamestonine,datingbacktolastyear;shealsopluckedaseason-higheightreboundsagainstGeorgiaSouthern…Solomonscoredindoublefiguresforthesecondtimeinasmanygames,whileaddingaseason-bestfivereboundstoher12points.

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#14/10 Notre Dame 78, #24/rv Michigan State 72November 29, 2008Joyce Center (Notre Dame, Ind.)

Michigan State (72)Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tpJefferson 34 14-28 1-5 5-7 11 1 2 34Keane 30 4-9 0-4 2-2 2 4 4 10DeHaan 27 2-10 0-0 0-0 9 2 2 4Thomas 37 2-2 0-0 2-3 4 4 3 6Johnson,M. 16 1-7 1-3 0-0 4 2 0 3Piechowski 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0Washington 22 0-3 0-1 0-0 4 3 1 0Schiffauer 6 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 2Johnson,L. 12 2-2 0-0 3-3 6 0 1 7Aitch 13 2-4 0-0 2-2 3 0 4 6Team 5 1Totals 200 28-66 2-13 14-17 48 16 19 72

Notre Dame (78)Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tpBruszewski 24 2-4 1-1 0-0 4 4 3 5Williamson 21 2-4 0-0 2-2 4 1 2 6Barlow 38 4-16 2-10 4-5 5 6 3 14Lechlitner 31 1-6 0-3 4-6 1 3 0 6Schrader 28 7-14 0-0 1-2 2 1 4 15Solomon 19 5-8 0-0 2-4 4 2 3 12Watson 20 6-10 6-9 0-0 6 2 1 18Novosel 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0Mallory 16 1-4 0-2 0-0 2 2 3 2Team 4Totals 200 28-66 9-25 13-19 32 21 19 78

Michigan State 34 38 — 72Notre Dame 39 39 — 78

FG Pct:MichiganState42.4,NotreDame42.4.3-PT FG Pct: MichiganState15.4,NotreDame36.0.FT Pct:MichiganState82.4,NotreDame68.4.Turnovers:MichiganState24,NotreDame15. Blocked Shots:MichiganState6(DeHaan3),NotreDame6(Bruszewski,Williamson,Solomon2).Steals:MichiganState9(Keane4),NotreDame9(Barlow3).Technical Fouls:MSUbench,Keane(MSU).Attendance:6,710.

NOTES: Notre Dame picks up its second win over a rankedopponentinfivegamesthisseason…theIrishareofftoa5-0startforthefirsttimesince2005-06,whentheyopenedwitha6-0record…NotreDameearnsitsfirstwinoverMichiganStatesinceDec.11,1999,whentheIrishdownedtheSpartans,84-54at theJoyceCenter…MSUstill leads theall-timeseries8-5,althoughthemarginisjust4-3inSouthBend…sevenofthe13gamesintheserieshavebeendecidedbysingledigits…NotreDamecollectsits10thwininitslast14gamesagainstBigTenConferenceopponents,movingto37-46(.446)all-timeagainstthatconferenceand16-11(.593)athome…theIrishalsochalkuptheireighthconsecutivewinoveraMichiganschool,risingto51-19(.729)all-timeand21-13(.618)athomeagainsttheGreatLakesState…NotreDamejumpsto19-13(.594)all-timeinitsfirstgameafterThanksgivingwithan8-3(.727)markathome…theIrishhavemadeacombined29three-pointersintheirlastfourgames,themostinafour-gamestretchforNotreDamesinceNov.21-Dec.2,2001,whentheycanned32treysingamesatColoradoState(7),atArizona(7),homevs.Army(10)andvs.MichiganatGrandRapids,Mich.(8)…NotreDame’sninethree-pointersand25three-pointattemptsagainstMichiganStatearethemostfortheIrishinasinglegamesinceMarch3,2002,whentheywent10-for-26frombeyondthearcinan84-79losstoSyracuseinthequarterfinalsoftheBIGEASTChampionshipatPiscataway,N.J.…WatsontiedtheNotreDameJoyceCenterrecordforthree-pointersinagame,whichhadbeensetsixtimesbeforebyfourdifferentplayers(mostrecentlyonDec.4,2003,byMeganDuffyon10attemptsinan82-64winoverWisconsin);Duffy’ssixtriplesvs.UWalsomarkedthelasttimeaNotreDameplayerhitthatmanyshotsfromdistanceinanygame…WatsonisthefourthdifferentplayertoleadtheIrishinscoringinasmanygames;onlyBarlowhasfinishedwithteam-highscoringhonorsmorethanoncethisyear…Barlowtiedhercareerhighwithsixassists,amarkshelastsetlessthanaweekagoonNov.23atBostonCollege…Barlowalsoextendedherstreakofdouble-digitscoringgamesto10 ina row,datingback to lastyear…Solomonscored indouble figures for the third consecutive game, averaging13.0pointswitha.765fieldgoalpercentage(13-of-17)inthatspan…NotreDamehashadat least threedouble-figurescorers inallfivegamesthisseason,with fourormore for thethird time…Bruszewskitiedhercareerhighswithfourassists(lastsetinlastweekend’sBostonCollegegame)andtwoblocks(lastsetonMarch3,2008atSt.John’s).

5GAME

#11/8 Notre Dame 83, Eastern Michigan 63December 2, 2008Convocation Center (Ypsilanti, Mich.)

Notre Dame (83)Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tpBruszewski 27 1-10 0-1 3-4 6 2 4 5Williamson 17 2-5 0-0 2-4 5 0 2 6Mallory 15 1-6 0-3 1-2 3 2 2 3Lechlitner 36 6-13 0-1 3-3 3 3 4 15Schrader 35 7-17 0-0 3-6 10 3 1 17Solomon 23 3-9 0-0 6-10 9 2 2 12Watson 10 1-1 1-1 2-4 3 0 5 5Miller 4 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 2Novosel 33 6-10 1-1 5-7 8 4 3 18Team 13Totals 200 28-72 2-7 25-40 60 16 24 83

Eastern Michigan (63)Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tpJohnson 22 0-6 0-0 2-2 4 0 3 2Lawson 27 5-13 4-12 0-0 1 2 5 14McKinney 11 3-6 0-0 0-0 3 0 5 6Schrock 38 3-11 0-0 10-14 14 3 2 16James 28 3-13 1-6 2-2 2 2 0 9Land 10 0-2 0-0 2-3 3 0 2 2Simmons 2 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0Huntley-Rogers 19 1-7 0-1 4-5 0 3 4 6Wills 14 2-5 0-1 0-0 2 2 1 4Davis 16 0-2 0-0 0-0 6 0 2 0Redditt 10 1-2 0-0 2-2 2 0 5 4Vantil 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0Gibson 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0Team 6Totals 200 18-68 5-20 22-28 44 12 31 63

Notre Dame 37 46 — 83Eastern Michigan 25 38 — 63

FG Pct: Notre Dame 38.9, EasternMichigan 26.5. 3-PT FG Pct:NotreDame28.6,EasternMichigan25.0.FT Pct:NotreDame62.5,EasternMichigan78.6.Turnovers:NotreDame18,EasternMichigan16.Blocked Shots:NotreDame8(Solomon4),EasternMichigan6 (McKinney4).Steals:NotreDame10(Williamson,Schrader,Novosel2),EasternMichigan9(Schrock4).Attendance: 649.

NOTES:NotreDameandEasternMichiganwereplayingoneanotherforthefirsttimeinmorethan24years(Nov.30,1984-a70-59IrishwininYpsilanti)…theIrishleadtheall-timeserieswithEMU,3-0,withtwoofthosevictoriescomingontheroad…NotreDameisofftoitsbeststartsinceasimilar6-0debutin2005-06…theIrishpickuptheir17thconsecutivewinagainstcurrentMid-AmericanConferenceschoolsandare34-14(.708)all-timeagainstthepresentMACalignment(19-5,.792,inthe22-yearMuffetMcGrawera)…NotreDamealsocollectsitsninthconsecutivewinoveraMichiganschool,risingto52-19(.732)all-time against theGreat LakesState and32-7 (.821) in theMcGrawera…NotreDameandEasternMichigancombinedforaConvocationCenter-record104reboundsinthecontest…theIrishpulleddown60reboundsinthevictory,theirhighesttotalontheglasssinceNov.26,2001,whentheyalsograbbed60boardsinan89-57winoverArmyattheJoyceCenter…NotreDame’s40freethrowattemptswerethemostfortheIrishinonegamesinceDec.4,2002,whentheywent30-for-40fromthestripeina74-68winatValparaiso…NotreDame’s+16reboundingmarginwasanexact180-degreeturnfromitslastgameagainst24th-rankedMichiganState(32-48)…NovoselbecamethefifthdifferenthighscorerinsixgamesfortheIrishthisseason;shealsowasthesecondNotreDamerookieinasmanygamestotoss inagame-high18points(Watsonvs.MichiganStateonNov.29)…inaddition,Novoselbecamethe10thdifferentIrishplayer toscore indoublefiguresat leastonce thisyear,withMillerstillaimingtoreachthatmark…Schradernotchedherfifthcareerdouble-doubleandfirstoftheyear,withseasonhighsof17pointsand10rebounds;itwasherfirstdouble-doublesinceFeb.27,2008,whenshepiledup17pointsand13reboundsinawinoverSouthFloridaattheJoyceCenter…Lechlitneraddedaseason-best15points,herbestoffensivedaysincelateinherfreshmanseason(16pointsatProvidenceonFeb.17,2007)…playinginfrontofanumerousfamilymembersandsupportersless than one hour from her hometown of Oak Park, Mich.,Solomonnarrowlymissedherfirstcareerdouble-double,“set-tling”for12pointsandseasonhighsofninereboundsandfourblockedshots…collectively,thefourIrishfreshmenaccountedfor37pointsatEasternMichigan…Mallorydrewherfirstcareerstartingassignment,becomingthesecondIrishplayertoearnherfirstcareerstartthisyear(Bruszewski).

6GAME



2008-09 Notre Dame Women’s Basketball Box Scores#11/8 Notre Dame 62, #17/20 Purdue 51December 7, 2008Joyce Center (Notre Dame, Ind.)

Purdue (51)Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tpFreeman 33 5-12 0-0 2-2 3 2 0 12Wisdom-Hylton 35 8-19 0-0 2-4 10 3 1 18Campbell 21 0-4 0-0 3-4 5 1 4 3Howell 28 2-3 2-3 0-0 2 2 2 6Mioton 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0Bogdanova 16 2-5 0-2 0-0 4 1 3 4Rayburn 16 1-2 0-0 0-0 2 0 2 2Malone 34 1-7 0-2 2-2 3 6 5 4Guyton 7 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 2Poston 6 0-2 0-0 0-0 2 1 1 0Team 3Totals 200 20-56 2-7 9-12 35 16 19 51

Notre Dame (62)Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tpBruszewski 26 3-7 0-1 0-1 6 2 5 6Williamson 15 1-4 0-0 2-2 7 1 4 4Mallory 30 0-5 0-2 3-4 5 2 1 3Lechlitner 38 7-13 2-3 3-4 3 4 2 19Schrader 36 5-14 0-0 3-6 10 4 0 13Solomon 19 0-7 0-0 0-0 8 0 2 0Watson 24 4-6 3-4 2-2 6 0 0 13Novosel 12 1-5 0-2 2-2 1 1 0 4Team 1Totals 200 21-61 5-12 15-21 47 14 14 62

Purdue 22 29 — 51Notre Dame 23 39 — 62

FG Pct:Purdue35.7,NotreDame34.4.3-PT FG Pct:Purdue28.6, Notre Dame 41.7. FT Pct: Purdue 75.0, Notre Dame71.4. Turnovers:Purdue18,NotreDame18.Blocked Shots: Purdue4(Wisdom-Hylton2),NotreDame2.Steals:Purdue10(Malone 4), Notre Dame 7 (Mallory, Novosel 2).Attendance: 11,418(capacity).

NOTES:NotreDameisofftoitsbeststartsincethe2004-05season(also7-0)…theIrishpickuptheirthirdwinoveraTop25teamintheirfirstsevengamesthisseason,thefirsttimetheyhavedonethatsince1998-99…NotreDameextendsitswinningstreakoverPurduetoaseries-longthreegamesandhaswonfourofitslastfivemeetingswiththeBoilermakers…inthepastthreematchups,theIrishhaveheldPurduetoitsthreelowestpointtotalsintheseries…theBoilermakersstillleadtheoverallseries,14-8,althoughNotreDamehastakena5-4leadingamesplayedattheJoyceCenter…theselloutcrowdof11,418wasnotonlythesixthinschoolhistory(thirdinthepasttwoseasons),butalsothefirstin18on-campusgamesbetweenNotreDameandPurdue (the2001NCAAtitlegame inSt.Louisalsowassoldout)…theIrishhavewon11oftheirlast15gamesagainstBigTenConferenceopponents, includingbothmatchupsthisseason(alsoMichiganStateonNov.29)…NotreDamehasledatthehalfinitslastsixgames,whiletheseason-openingwinatLSUwastiedathalftime…theIrishknockeddownatleastfivethree-pointersforthefifthtimeinthepastsixgames…NotreDamehaspostedaplus-28reboundmargininitslasttwogames,followingaminus-16spreadagainstMichiganState…Schradernotchedhersecondconsecutivedouble-double,becomingthefirst Irishplayertodothat inback-to-backgamessinceDec.11&19,2004,whenJacquelineBatteastpulledoffthatfeatathomeagainstWashingtonandatMarquette…Lechlitnerscoredacareer-high19pointsandbecamethesixthdifferentplayertoleadNotreDameinscoringthisseason(allinthepastsixgames)…Malloryearnedhersecondconsecutivestartandthefirstofhercareerathome.

7GAMEMichigan 63, #8 Notre Dame 59 (OT)December 10, 2008Crisler Arena (Ann Arbor, Mich.)

Notre Dame (59)Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tpBruszewski 23 4-5 0-0 2-4 3 1 5 10Williamson 10 0-1 0-0 0-0 2 0 1 0Mallory 34 2-5 1-2 0-0 5 3 2 5Lechlitner 32 4-11 1-1 0-0 2 1 3 9Schrader 38 4-7 0-0 0-0 4 3 1 8Solomon 14 4-9 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 8Watson 18 1-4 1-2 0-0 1 0 1 3Barlow 37 7-13 0-1 0-0 5 3 3 14Novosel 19 0-2 0-0 2-2 1 0 1 2Team 6Totals 225 26-57 3-6 4-6 31 11 17 59

Michigan (63)Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tpSkrba 31 10-11 0-0 0-0 3 1 1 20Benson 34 3-6 1-4 1-2 8 1 0 8Queen 37 0-5 0-2 1-2 3 1 3 1Hicks 34 3-10 0-4 2-2 3 2 2 8Minnfield 45 4-13 1-5 7-7 6 5 2 16Boylan 12 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2Phillips 14 1-5 0-1 0-0 4 1 1 2Reynolds 18 2-3 2-3 0-0 1 0 1 6Team 6Totals 225 24-54 4-19 11-13 34 11 10 63

Notre Dame 36 20 3 — 59Michigan 35 21 7 — 63

FG Pct:NotreDame45.6,Michigan44.4.3-PT FG Pct:NotreDame50.0,Michigan21.1.FT Pct:NotreDame66.7,Michigan84.6. Turnovers:NotreDame23,Michigan23.Blocked Shots: NotreDame3,Michigan6(Skrba,Hicks2).Steals:NotreDame12(Barlow4),Michigan9(Skrba,Hicks3).Attendance:1,377.

NOTES:NotreDameplayeditsfirstovertimegamesinceMarch25,2008,whentheIrishdownedNo.14/13Oklahoma,79-75inthesecondroundoftheNCAATournamentatWestLafayette,Ind.…thelossatMichiganisthefirstfortheIrishinOTsinceJan.13,2007,whentheydroppedan87-78decisionatSouthFlorida…Notre Dame sees its season-opening seven-gamewinningstreaksnappedaftermatchingthesecond-beststart inschoolhistory…theIrishfallto9-7all-timeagainstMichiganandalsohadtheirthree-gameserieswinstreakcometoanend,withtheWolverinesearningtheirfirstvictoryoverNotreDamesinceDec.2,2001(78-63attheWomen’sCollegeBasketballShowcaseinGrandRapids,Mich.)…UMhashistoricallyhadtheupperhandovertheIrishinAnnArbor,improvingto5-2all-timeagainstNotreDameatCrislerArena…theverdictbuckedaseriestrendthathadseentheIrishgo8-0whenholdingtheWolverinestofewerthan65points…itwasthesecondovertimegameintheseries,alongwitha66-60UMwinonDec.8,1979,inSouthBend…thelossalsomarkedjustthethirdtimeinthepast31opportunitiesthatNotreDamehaslostafterleadingathalftime…theIrishcommit-tedaseason-high23turnovers…NotreDame’sfourfreethrowswereitsfewestfromthefoullinesinceNov.16,2007,whentheIrishalsomadefourfoulshotsatMaryland…NotreDame’ssixfreethrowattemptswereitsfewestinitsBIGEASTConferenceera(1995-96topresent)—thelasttimetheIrishvisitedthefreethrowlinesoinfrequentlywasMarch10,1995,whentheywent5-of-6inan87-64lossatNorthernIllinoisintheMidwesternCol-legiateConferenceTournamentsemifinals…Barlowreturnedtoactionandscoredateam-high14points,extendingherstreakof double-figure scoringgames to 11 in a row, goingback tolastseason…Bruszewskipostedherthirddouble-digitscoringnightoftheyear.

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#8 Notre Dame 63, Valparaiso 55December 13, 2008Athletics-Recreation Ctr. (Valparaiso, Ind.)

Notre Dame (63)Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tpBruszewski 29 4-8 0-1 0-2 6 2 2 8Williamson 8 1-3 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 2Barlow 38 6-11 1-3 2-3 3 1 0 15Lechlitner 40 7-16 0-2 4-4 3 2 2 18Schrader 36 6-8 0-0 2-2 6 1 2 14Solomon 23 2-8 0-0 1-1 7 0 2 5Watson 19 0-5 0-3 1-2 2 0 2 1Novosel 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 1 1 0Team 8Totals 200 26-59 1-9 10-14 39 7 11 63

Valparaiso (55)Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tpKenney 31 4-9 0-0 3-4 15 4 1 11Litka 32 3-15 2-10 0-0 4 0 3 8Zabielewicz 16 3-4 0-0 0-0 2 0 2 6Kulaga 39 4-13 2-6 2-2 5 3 1 12Hochstetler,La. 38 3-10 1-5 1-2 5 2 2 8Adams 4 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0Farris 23 1-5 0-0 1-2 1 2 2 3Emig 5 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0Varner 12 3-4 0-0 1-1 1 0 0 7Team 5Totals 200 21-63 5-22 8-11 39 11 12 55

Notre Dame 32 31 — 63Valparaiso 24 31 — 55

FG Pct:NotreDame44.1,Valparaiso33.3.3-PT FG Pct:NotreDame11.1,Valparaiso22.7.FT Pct:NotreDame71.4,Valparaiso72.7. Turnovers:NotreDame19,Valparaiso18.Blocked Shots: NotreDame 8 (Solomon 3), Valparaiso 2 (Kenney 2).Steals: NotreDame9(Lechlitner,Solomon3),Valparaiso8(Kulaga4).Attendance:2,046.

NOTES:NotreDameremainsunbeatenin22seriesgamesagainstValparaiso,themostwinsagainstoneopponentwithoutalossinschoolhistory…theIrishalsoimproveto10-0all-timeattheAthletics-RecreationCenter,withthisbeingthefourthconsecutiveseriesgameattheARCthatwasdecidedby10pointsorfewer(andsixofthepasteightseriesgamesoverall)…NotreDamehasheldValparaisoto60pointsorfewerin20of22seriesgames,whiletheIrishhavescoredatleast60pointsin15of22games(including13ofthepast15)…NotreDame’s22winsovertheCrusadersarethemostagainstanIndianaopponentinschoolhistory…theIrishmoveto102-14(.879)all-timeagainstcurrentHorizonLeaguemembers,includinga44-9(.830)recordontheroad…NotreDame’sthree-pointdefensecontinuestobestoutthisseason,withtheIrishholdingValparaisotoa.227mark(5-of-22)andlimitingallnineopponentsthisseasontoacombined.228three-pointpercentage(28-of-123);specifically,theIrishheldtheHorizonLeague’stopthree-pointshooter,Valparaiso’sAimeeLitka,to2-of-10frombeyondthearc…NotreDamehadatleastthreedouble-figurescorersfortheeighthtimeinninegamesthisseason,going8-0inthosecontests…theIrishheldtheirsixthopponentthisyeartolessthan40percentshooting,movingto6-0inthosegames…theIrishhaveledatthehalfintheirlasteightgames,going7-1inthattime…Lechlitnerscoredindoublefiguresforthethirdtimeinfourgames,finishingonepointoffhercareerhigh(Dec.7vs.No.17/20Purdue)…Barlowscoredindoubledigitsforthe12thconsecutivegame,datingbacktolastyear…Schraderpostedherseventhdouble-figurescoringgameinnineoutingsthisyear,andisshooting.667(10-of-15)fromthefloor inher last twogames…Solomonregisteredaseason-highthreestealsandtiedherseasonbestwith23minutesplayed,whilewindinguponeblockoffherpersonalhigh(setatEasternMichiganonDec.2);Solomonalsohasbeenaforceontheglassoflate,averaging6.0reboundsinherlastfourgames…IrishheadcoachMuffetMcGrawcoachedthe800thgameofhercareer, improving to570-230 (.713) in27seasons, thepast22atNotreDame.

9GAME



2008-09 Notre Dame Women’s Basketball Box Scores#13/7 Notre Dame 89, Loyola-Chi. 45December 20, 2008Joyce Center (Notre Dame, Ind.)

Loyola (45)Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tpVanBogaert 25 4-8 0-0 1-1 4 0 0 9Boeke 15 1-1 0-0 0-0 3 4 5 2Collins 34 3-11 2-5 3-5 4 1 3 11McCloskey 29 1-6 1-5 0-0 1 0 1 3Hylton 14 2-4 0-1 0-0 4 1 1 4Finnegan 17 2-5 0-0 2-3 0 0 5 6Marshall 4 0-1 0-0 2-3 1 1 2 2Randle 5 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 1 1 2Ayoub 12 1-7 0-1 0-0 2 0 2 2Samplawski 18 1-3 0-0 0-0 2 0 3 2Pauley 11 0-0 0-0 0-0 4 2 2 0Sebetic 6 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0Kortekamp 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0Lucas 6 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 2Team 4Totals 200 17-50 3-12 8-12 31 10 27 45

Notre Dame (89)Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tpBruszewski 23 4-8 2-4 0-0 1 4 1 10Williamson 18 2-8 0-0 5-6 8 0 1 9Barlow 23 2-6 0-0 4-4 5 4 1 8Lechlitner 21 6-6 1-1 0-0 0 1 0 13Schrader 23 5-8 0-0 3-5 8 5 1 13Solomon 17 1-3 0-0 4-4 5 0 1 6Watson 27 2-12 1-7 4-6 5 0 2 9Miller 17 3-5 0-0 1-5 5 2 4 7Novosel 26 5-8 0-0 3-3 3 3 2 13Christiansen 5 0-1 0-1 1-4 1 0 1 1Team 7Totals 200 30-65 4-13 25-37 48 19 14 89

Loyola 21 24 — 45Notre Dame 47 42 — 89

FG Pct:Loyola34.0,NotreDame46.2.3-PT FG Pct:Loyola25.0, Notre Dame 30.8. FT Pct: Loyola 66.7, Notre Dame67.6. Turnovers:Loyola31,NotreDame14.Blocked Shots: Loyola3(VanBogaert3),NotreDame2(Williamson2).Steals: Loyola 7 (Samplawski 2), Notre Dame 17 (Miller, Novosel 3).Attendance:6,323.

NOTES:NotreDameisofftoa9-1startforthefourthtimeinthepastfiveseasonsandthesixthtimeinschoolhistory(otherswere1998-99,2000-01,2004-05,2005-06and2007-08)…theIrishalsonowhavewon10consecutivehomegames…NotreDameis76-6(.927)initslast82non-conferencehomegames,datingback to the 1994-95 season…NotreDameposts itsfourthwinby35+pointsthisseason,extendingitsownschoolrecord…NotreDame’s26-pointhalftimeleadwas its largestthisseason…theIrishwintheir13thconsecutivegameheadingintotheChristmasbreakandare23-9(.719)all-timeintheirfinalpre-Yuletidecontest…NotreDamealsohaswon21consecutivegamescomingoffthefinalexambreak(nogamesheldbetweenexamsandChristmasin1994and1997),withthelastlosscom-ingonDec.21,1985(73-67vs.UCLAathome)…NotreDameimprovesto21-3all-timeagainstLoyolaandpicksupits14thconsecutivewinovertheRamblers,aswellasits20thinthepast21seriesmeetings;the21seriesvictoriestieforthesixth-mostagainstoneopponentinNotreDamewomen’sbasketballhistory…the44-pointmarginofvictoryandLoyola’s45pointswereserieshighs/lows…NotreDamemovesto103-14(.880)all-timeagainstthecurrentHorizonLeaguemembershipandhaswon28consecutivegamesagainstthatleague’spresentalignment(13inarowattheJoyceCenter)…SchraderbecametheseventhdifferentIrishplayertoownatleastashareoftheteamscoringleadthisseason…Lechlitner’sperfect6-for-6shootingdaywasthebestbyaNotreDameplayersinceSchraderwent6-for-6atWisconsinonDec.4,2005;it’salsothebestbyanIrishplayerattheJoyceCentersinceDec.11,2004againstWashington,whenCrystalErwinwent9-for-9enroutetoacareer-high24points…Williamsonpulleddownaseason-higheightrebounds,whileMillerhadseasonbestsofsevenpoints,fiverebounds, threestealsandtwoassistsin17minutes…Barlowhadher12-gamedouble-figurescoringstreaksnappedwitheightpointsvs.Loyolainaseason-low23minutes;itwasherfirstsingle-digitscoringgame sinceMarch 1, 2008, against Seton Hall at the JoyceCenter(sixpoints)…juniorwalk-onguardAlenaChristiansenmadehercollegiatedebut,loggingonepoint,onereboundandonesteal infiveminutes;ChristiansenwasaddedtotheIrishrosterDec.19.

10GA

ME #12/6 Notre Dame 68, Charlotte 61

December 28, 2008Halton Arena (Charlotte, N.C.)

Notre Dame (68)Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tpBruszewski 25 6-10 0-0 0-1 5 0 4 12Williamson 13 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 2Barlow 34 2-7 0-3 2-2 5 4 3 6Lechlitner 36 6-13 1-3 0-1 3 2 2 13Schrader 32 7-14 1-1 4-4 9 0 3 19Solomon 12 0-1 0-0 0-0 2 1 1 0Watson 18 1-5 1-4 1-2 2 2 0 4Novosel 30 4-8 0-1 4-8 5 2 2 12Team 2Totals 200 27-59 3-12 11-18 34 12 15 68

Charlotte (61)Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tpFloyd 35 5-14 1-2 0-0 1 1 1 11Spriggs 32 4-9 0-0 1-2 8 0 2 9McCallum 28 2-9 1-5 0-0 9 3 4 5Ray 39 3-5 2-3 0-0 4 9 1 8Jones 36 4-9 1-3 6-6 2 3 3 15Hargraves 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0McAdoo 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 0Coward 8 0-2 0-1 0-0 2 0 0 0Burgin 19 6-9 0-0 1-1 7 1 1 13Team 2Totals 200 24-57 5-14 8-9 35 17 14 61

Notre Dame 31 37 — 68Charlotte 29 32 — 61

FG Pct:NotreDame45.8,Charlotte42.1.3-PT FG Pct:NotreDame25.0,Charlotte35.7.FT Pct:NotreDame61.1,Charlotte88.9. Turnovers:NotreDame20,Charlotte24.Blocked Shots: NotreDame3(Solomon2),Charlotte1.Steals:NotreDame12(Novosel4),Charlotte8(McCallum4).Attendance:1,587.

NOTES:NotreDameisofftoa10-1startorbetterforthefourthtimeinschoolhistoryandthesecondconsecutiveseason(also2000-01whentheIrishstarted23-0,2004-05whentheyopened13-1,andlastyearwhentheybegan12-1)…thiswasthefirst-evermeetingbetweenNotreDameandCharlotte…theIrishimproveto39-5(.886)againstfirst-timeopponentssincejoiningtheBIGEASTConference(1995-96topresent), includingwinsin19of20gamesthisdecadeand14inarow…NotreDamemovesto11-2(.846)all-timeagainstteamsfromthestateofNorthCarolina,includinga3-1recordontheroad;theIrishwereplayingtheirfirstgameintheTarHeelStatesinceNov.22,1997(an80-62lossat19th-rankedDuke)…NotreDamerisesto65-18(.783)all-timeagainstthecurrentAtlantic10Conferencealignment,includinga29-10(.744)recordontheroadandacurrent12-gameoverallwinning streak against theA-10… the Irish lift their record inthefirstgameafterChristmasto21-11(.656),witha9-5(.643)recordontheroadand15-7(.682)markintheMuffetMcGrawera(1987-88topresent)…NotreDamenowhasledathalftimeinitslast10games,going9-1inthatstretch…forthe10thtimein11gamesthisseason,theIrishheldtheiropponentto63pointsorfewer(loneexceptionwas78-72winover#24MichiganStateonNov.29attheJoyceCenter)…NotreDamehadatleastfourplayersscoreindoublefiguresforthesixthtimethisseason(6-0record)withfourothergamesinwhichtheIrishhadthreedouble-digit scorers (4-0 record);however,noNotreDameplayerhasscoredmorethan19pointsinagamethisseason…Schraderscoredaseason-high19pointsandaddedaseason-high-tyingthreesteals,whilenarrowlymissingher thirddouble-doubleoftheseason(althoughshedidknockdownherfirstthree-pointeronherfirstattemptoftheyear)…Novoselpostedhersecondconsecutive double-figure scoring gamewith 12 points, whileaddingaseason-highfoursteals…Lechlitnernotchedherfifthdouble-digitscoringgameinthepastsixoutings(andsixthoftheseason),whileBruszewskicollectedherthirddouble-figuregameinthepastfourcontests(andfifthoftheseason).

11GA

ME #12/6 Notre Dame 59, #20/19 Vanderbilt 57

December 30, 2008Memorial Gymnasium (Nashville, Tenn.)


Vanderbilt (57)Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tpTuomi 29 9-13 0-0 2-4 9 0 2 20Wirth 40 4-14 4-9 0-1 6 1 2 12Risper 40- 3-4 0-0 0-2 9 5 2 6Mooney 20 3-11 0-2 3-4 2 3 0 9Marsh 27 1-5 0-3 0-0 1 1 3 2Chisholm 11 1-4 0-0 0-0 1 0 2 2Rhoads 20 1-4 0-0 0-0 3 3 1 2Gibbs 13 2-7 0-3 0-0 1 0 0 4Team 2Totals 200 24-62 4-17 5-11 34 13 12 57

Notre Dame 24 35 — 59Vanderbilt 36 21 — 57

FG Pct:NotreDame42.6,Vanderbilt38.7.3-PT FG Pct:NotreDame26.7,Vanderbilt23.5.FT Pct:NotreDame50.0,Vanderbilt45.5. Turnovers:NotreDame19,Vanderbilt11.Blocked Shots: NotreDame4,Vanderbilt1.Steals:NotreDame2,Vanderbilt11(Wirth4).Attendance:4,374.

NOTES:NotreDamesetaschoolrecordbyrallyingfrom18pointsdowninthesecondhalftowin(trailed44-26and46-28,thelatterwith15:56remaining)…intheirpreviousschool-recordcomebackoverConnecticutinthe2001NCAAFinalFoursemifinals(March30,2001inSt.Louis),theIrishtrailedtheHuskies,47-31withtwominutesleftinthefirsthalf,beforeoutscoringUConn,59-28therestoftheway…NotreDameuseda22-0second-halfruntohighlightitsrallyatVanderbilt,butitwasn’tevenitslongeststringofunansweredpointsthisseason—onNov.25,NotreDamereeledoff27consecutivepointsinthesecondhalfofan85-36winoverGeorgiaSouthernat theJoyceCenter… theIrishimproveto4-0againstAPTop25opponentsthisseason,accounting forhalfof theBIGEAST’seightwinsover rankedteamsthisseason(nootherconferenceteamhasmorethanone)…priortothisseason,NotreDamehadneverdefeatedanSECopponentonitshomefloor—theIrishnowhavetwovictoriesatSECschoolsinthepastsixweeks,havingalsodowned#24/22LSU,62-53intheStateFarmTip-OffClassiconNov.16…thismarksthesecondtimeinschoolhistoryNotreDamehasdefeatedmultipleSECopponentsinthesameseason,havingalsodonein2000-01(d.Georgia,75-73,inCoachesvs.CancerChallengefinalatMadison,Wis.;d.Vanderbilt,72-64,inNCAAMidwestRegionalfinalatDenver)…theIrishmoveto3-1all-timeagainstVanderbilt,pickinguptheirfirst-everwinovertheCommodoresinNashville…NotreDametrailedatthehalfforthefirsttimeallseason,andwasheldtoitssecond-lowestfirst-halfpointtotaloftheseason(23vs.PurdueonDec.7)…NotreDamehasheld11of12opponentsto63pointsorfewer,includingthreeoffourTop25opponentsto57pointsorfewer(onlyexceptioninbothcaseswasa78-72winover#24MichiganStateonNov.29)…theIrishlimitedVanderbilttoa.387fieldgoalpercentageaftertheCommodorescameintothegamerankedfifthinthenationinthatcategorywitha.477percentageattipoff(theywereat.482inthelastNCAArankingsonDec.22)…Bruszewskitiedhercareerhighwithsevenrebounds(twicebefore,mostrecentlyonJan.5,2008,vs.Tennessee)…Barlowcollectedaseason-highninerebounds(previouswaseightonNov.25vs.GeorgiaSouthern…Solomonpostedhersecondperfectshootingnightoftheseason,havinggone5-for-5onthewaytoaseason-high15pointsonNov.23atBostonCollege…NotreDamehadatleastthreedouble-figurescorersforthe11thtimein12gamesthisseason,going11-0inthosegames.

12GA

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2008-09 Notre Dame Women’s Basketball Box Scores#12/6 Notre Dame 66, Seton Hall 60January 3, 2009Walsh Gymnasium (South Orange, N.J.)


Seton Hall (60)Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tpWomack 34 4-9 0-0 3-3 13 3 3 11Emery 29 3-9 0-2 9-12 8 3 3 15Green 30 2-12 0-0 2-2 5 0 0 6Booker 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0Williams 38 6-14 3-6 3-4 1 0 3 18Brown 25 0-1 0-0 0-0 2 3 1 0Joseph 7 1-1 0-0 0-0 3 0 3 2Heber 16 1-3 0-0 1-2 1 0 3 3Rhodin 15 2-6 1-3 0-0 1 0 3 5Team 3Totals 200 19-55 4-11 18-23 38 9 20 60

Notre Dame 29 37 — 66Seton Hall 23 37 — 60

FG Pct:NotreDame54.3,SetonHall34.5.3-PT FG Pct:NotreDame0.0,SetonHall 36.4.FT Pct:NotreDame66.7,SetonHall78.3.Turnovers:NotreDame18,SetonHall23.Blocked Shots:NotreDame3 (Solomon2),SetonHall3 (Womack2).Steals:NotreDame6(Bruszewski2),SetonHall5(Williams3).Attendance: 775.

NOTES:NotreDameearnsthe650thvictoryinthe32-yearhistoryofIrishwomen’sbasketball…NotreDame’s12-1startmatchesthesecond-best13-gamedebutinschoolhistory(alsoachievedin2004-05andlastyear),exceededonlybya13-0startin2000-01…theIrishnowhavewon10oftheir14BIGEASTConferenceopenerssincejoiningtheconferencein1995-96…NotreDamealsohavewonitslastthreeBIGEASTlidlifters,allontheroad,includingtwoatSetonHall(64-61in2007and66-60in2009)…theIrishimproveto17-4all-timeagainstSetonHallandhavewonfiveoftheirlastsixgamesagainstthePirates…thecloseoutcomeshouldcomeasnosurprise—sixofthepastnineseriesgamesbetweenNotreDameandSHUhavebeendecidedbysixpointsorfewer;inaddition,thepastfivemeetingsatWalshGymnasiumalsohavehadmarginsofsixpointsorfewer…theIrishshotbetterthan50percentfromthefloorforthethirdtimethisseasonandfirstsinceNov.25vs.GeorgiaSouthern(.561)…SolomonscoredindoublefiguresforthefifthtimethisseasonandfirstsinceDec.2atEasternMichigan(12points)…Barlowreturnedtodoublefiguresfortheeighthtimethisseason,butthefirstsinceDec.13atValparaiso.

13GA

ME #12/4 Notre Dame 86, DePaul 62

January 6, 2009McGrath Arena (Chicago, Ill.)


DePaul (62)Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tpWilliams 26 1-4 0-0 3-7 2 2 1 5Hampton 30 7-19 3-8 2-2 8 0 3 19Chester 32 9-11 0-0 2-2 4 0 4 20Quigley 31 2-8 1-5 4-4 5 1 4 9Naughton 23 0-8 0-3 0-0 1 7 4 0Cattell 3 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0Threatt 25 3-6 1-2 0-0 2 0 1 7Webb 4 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 0 1 0Medley 2 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 1 0Ortiz 13 0-2 0-1 2-2 1 0 0 2Havel 11 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 1 0 0Team 4Totals 200 22-62 5-21 13-17 29 11 19 62

Notre Dame 44 42 — 86DePaul 30 32 — 62

FG Pct: Notre Dame 48.6, DePaul 35.5. 3-PT FG Pct: NotreDame37.5,DePaul23.8.FT Pct:NotreDame75.0,DePaul76.5.Turnovers:NotreDame13,DePaul15.Blocked Shots:NotreDame2,DePaul7(Williams,Threatt,Ortiz2).Steals:NotreDame6(Miller2),DePaul10(Threatt3).Attendance:2,452.

NOTES: Notre Dame’s 13-1 start matches the second-bestdebut inschoolhistory,as the2004-05 Irishalsobegan13-1;theonlybetterstartforNotreDamecameinits2000-01nationalchampionshipseason,whentheIrishopened23-0…NotreDamestilltrailstheall-timeserieswiththeBlueDemons,18-13,whiletrimmingitsdeficitinChicagoto10-6;NotreDamealsotakesaslim4-3edgeingamesplayedsinceDePauljoinedtheBIGEASTConference in 2005-06 … the Irish post back-to-back serieswinsoverDePaulforonlythesecondtimeinserieshistoryandfirstsincetheywonthreeinarowfrom1985-86…theIrishearnconsecutiveserieswinsoverDePaulinChicagoforthefirsttimesince1986and1987,whilealsologgingtheirlargestmarginofvictoryeverontheBlueDemons’homecourt(topping15-pointspreadsin1986and1991)…NotreDame’s86pointsarethemostithasscoredagainstDePaulsinceJan.31,1995(a96-87losstotheBlueDemonsattheiroldarena,AlumniHall)…theIrishheldDePaultoitslowestseriespointtotalsinceDec.31,2001,whentheydownedtheBlueDemons,79-50attheJoyceCenter(whichalsorepresentsthelasttimetheIrishhadalargerwinningmarginvs.DePaul)…NotreDameimprovesto18-5initslast23trueroadgames,including8-1thisseason…theIrishcompleteasweepoftheirfour-game,10-dayroadswingfromDec.28-Jan.6,thefirsttimetheyhavewonfourconsecutivegames,allontheroad(opponent’shomecourt),sinceJan.7-19,1991,whentheycapitalizedonthefirstAPTop25rankinginprogramhistorybytopplingButler(80-64),DePaul(81-66),Loyola-Chicago(66-55)andMarquette(91-73)insuccession…WilliamsonbecametheeighthdifferentIrishplayertoleadtheteaminscoringthisseason,whilealsobecomingthefirsttoscore20pointsinagamethisyear…Williamson’scareer-high20pointstoppedheroldstandardof16,setthreetimesbefore(mostrecentlyonNotreDame’s lastvisittoDePaulonFeb.24,2008)…Williamsonalsopulleddownaseason-highninerebounds,finishingoneshyofherthirdcareerdouble-double…Novoseltiedherseason(andcareer)scoringhighwith18points,amarkshefirstestablishedonDec.2atEasternMichigan…Novosel’ssevenreboundsalsowereoneofftheseasonhighshesetatEMU…headcoachMuffetMcGrawpickedupher575thcareercoachingwinin27seasons(487atNotreDameinthepast22years).

14GA

ME #12/4 Notre Dame 84, Georgetown 63

January 10, 2009Joyce Center (Notre Dame, Ind.)

Georgetown (63)Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tpCrawford 24 0-5 0-0 9-12 7 0 3 9Hatton 11 1-1 0-0 1-2 4 0 5 3Houlette 18 1-7 0-3 1-2 0 0 2 3McNutt 31 6-10 3-5 1-2 3 0 0 16Fuller 10 1-4 0-0 0-0 1 1 5 2Widding 6 0-1 0-1 0-0 1 1 0 0Magee 17 1-5 0-1 4-6 1 1 1 6Bunstine 3 0-2 0-2 0-0 0 1 2 0Cox 3 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0McBride 25 5-10 0-0 0-0 2 1 4 10Williams 31 5-12 2-2 2-3 5 7 2 14Kirkland 5 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0Reese 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0Butler 14 0-4 0-0 0-0 5 0 1 0Team 2Totals 200 20-63 5-15 18-27 33 12 27 63


Georgetown 25 38 — 63Notre Dame 32 52 — 84

FG Pct: Georgetown 31.7, Notre Dame 53.8. 3-PT FG Pct: Georgetown33.3,NotreDame33.3.FT Pct:Georgetown66.7,NotreDame82.8.Turnovers:Georgetown18,NotreDame23.Blocked Shots:Georgetown1,NotreDame7(Williamson3).Steals:Georgetown10 (fourwith2),NotreDame12 (Barlow,Schrader3).Attendance:6,561.

NOTES:NotreDame isoff to thesecond-best15-gamestartin schoolhistory,exceededonlybya15-0debut in2000-01…theIrishalsoopenBIGEASTConferenceplayat3-0forthesixthtimeintheir14-yearconferencemembership,butthefirsttimesince2001-02…NotreDamerisesto10-4(.714)inBIGEASThomeopeners,includingwinsineightoftheirlast10tries…NotreDameextendsitshomewinningstreakto11games,withitslastlossattheJoyceCentercomingonJan.27,2008(81-64vs.Connecticut)…theIrishmatchtheirlongestwinningstreakoftheseason,havingalsowonseveninarowtoopentheyear…NotreDame’s52second-halfpointswereoneoffitsseason-hightotalinasinglehalf(53inthe2ndhalfatBostonCollegeonNov.23)…the22assistsfortheIrishwereoneofftheirseasonhigh,achievedtwicebefore(lastatBostonCollege)…NotreDameimprovesto23-2all-timeagainstGeorgetown(12-0attheJoyceCenter),withthe23serieswinsbeingthesecond-mostagainstoneopponentinschoolhistory(Marquette-28)…sincetheyjoinedtheBIGEASTin1995-96,theIrishare19-1againstGeorgetownandhaveheldtheHoyastolessthan70pointsin18ofthose20contests(18-0record)…NotreDamematcheditsseasonhighwith23turnovers(Dec.10inovertimelossatMichigan)…theIrishhaveheld14of15opponentsto63pointsorfewerthisseason(78-72winover#24MichiganStateonNov.29attheJoyceCenter)…NotreDameis12-1whenleadingathalftimethisseason,and8-0whenfieldingatleastfourdouble-figurescorers…forthesecondconsecutivegame,Williamsonsethercareerscoringhighwith21points,addingaseason-best10reboundsandthreeblocksonthewaytoherthirdcareerdouble-double(firstsinceFeb.16,2008,atSyracuse,whenshehad14pointsand11rebounds)…WilliamsonalsoisthefirstIrishplayertolog20pointsand10reboundsinagamesinceMarch23,2008,whenAshleyBarlowchalkedup20pointsand12reboundsina75-62winoverSMUinthefirstroundoftheNCAATournamentinWestLafayette,Ind.…forthethirdtimethisseasonandfourthtimeinhercareer,Barlowdishedoutacareer-high-tyingsixassists,mostrecentlyhittingthemarkonNov.29vs.MichiganState.

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2008-09 Notre Dame Women’s Basketball Box ScoresMarquette 75, #10/4 Notre Dame 65January 13, 2009Al McGuire Center (Milwaukee, Wis.)


Marquette (75)Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tpPachko 33 6-8 0-0 2-2 8 2 1 14Jones 19 3-3 0-0 0-0 5 0 2 6Robinson 34 6-20 1-3 6-9 9 6 3 19Ellis 32 7-13 2-5 2-3 2 5 2 18McMorris 26 4-8 1-3 2-2 4 4 0 11Monfre 13 1-1 0-0 0-0 3 3 0 2Harris 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0Thomas-Johnson 15 0-5 0-0 3-4 2 0 2 3Fiedorowicz 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 0 1 0Thrower 20 0-1 0-0 2-2 6 1 3 2Team 1Totals 200 27-59 4-11 17-22 42 21 14 75

Notre Dame 34 31 — 65Marquette 30 45 — 75

FG Pct:NotreDame38.8,Marquette45.8.3-PT FG Pct:NotreDame33.3,Marquette36.4.FT Pct:NotreDame57.1,Marquette77.3. Turnovers:NotreDame17,Marquette20.Blocked Shots: NotreDame3,Marquette4.Steals:NotreDame14(Barlow6),Marquette9(McMorris,Thrower2).Attendance:1,850.

NOTES:NotreDamelostforjustthesixthtimeinthepast24roadgames,andonlythesecondtimein10outingsthisseason…theIrishstillleadtheall-timeserieswithMarquette,28-6,althoughtheGoldenEagleshavewontwoofthepastthreegamesafterNotreDamehadwon26of27from1982-2006…fiveofMU’ssixserieswinsoverNotreDamehavecomeinMilwaukee…theIrishdropto10-2all-timeinconferenceplayagainstMarquette,covering three leagues (4-0 inNorth Star, 4-0 inMidwesternCollegiateand2-2inBIGEAST)…theGoldenEaglesscoredatleast70pointsagainstNotreDameforthefifthtimeinserieshistory,butthethirdconsecutivegame…MU’s75pointswereoneoffitsserieshigh,setinlastyear’s99-76NotreDamewinattheJoyceCenter…priortothegame,NotreDamehadal-lowedmore than63points in agameonlyonce this season(Nov.29ina78-72winover#24MichiganStateattheJoyceCenter)ormorethan38pointsinasinglehalf(threetimes,mostrecentlyinthesecondhalfofan84-63winoverGeorgetownonJan.10)…theIrishalsopostedtheirsecond-lowestfieldgoalpercentageoftheseason,behindonlya.344markonDec.7ina62-51winover#17/20Purdue,alsoattheJoyceCenter…conversely,Marquette’s.458fieldgoalpercentagewasthebestbyaNotreDameopponentthisseason,toppingtheoldmarkof.444byMichiganonDec.10(theonlyotherlossontheNotreDameresumethisseason,63-59inovertime)…theIrishforcedatleast20opponentturnoversfortheninthtimethisseason…NotreDamealsochalkedupdouble-digit steals for theninthtime,registeringaseason-high17theftsonNov.19and23vs.EvansvilleandatBostonCollege,respectively…NotreDamelostwhenleadingatthehalfforthesecondtimein14gamesthisseason…theIrishlostforthefirsttimethisseasonwhenfieldingfourormoredouble-digitscorers(now8-1)…Schradergrabbedaseason-high11rebounds,alsothemostbyanyNotreDameplayerinagamethisyear(threeothershad10boards,mostrecentlyWilliamsonvs.Georgetown)…Barlow’ssixstealswereoneoffhercareerhighsetbackonNov.23atBostonCollege;Barlowalsodroppedinacareer-high-tyingthreethree-pointers,matching amark she last reached onNov. 19 vs. Evansville…Novoseltiedherseason(andcareer)highwithfoursteals,matchingherproductiononDec.28atCharlotte;Novoselalsopostedhersixthdouble-figurescoringnightoftheyear,andfifthinsevengames…thestartinglineupofBruszewski,Williamson,Barlow,LechlitnerandSchraderhadbeen11-0thisseason(3-0intheBIGEAST)priortothelossatMarquette.

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January 17, 2009Joyce Center (Notre Dame, Ind.)

St. John’s (67)Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tpStevens 22 3-10 0-0 5-5 5 1 4 11Hart 27 4-9 0-0 0-0 4 1 2 8Lindsay 34 4-8 0-2 1-2 5 3 4 9Murphy 21 1-2 0-0 1-2 3 2 0 3McLean 37 6-18 4-10 1-1 8 1 3 17McManmon 28 3-8 3-7 0-0 1 2 3 9McCorvey 19 2-2 0-0 0-1 3 2 1 4Mitchell 12 3-6 0-0 0-0 3 1 1 6Team 4Totals 200 26-63 7-19 8-11 36 13 18 67


St. John’s 27 40 — 67Notre Dame 34 36 — 70

FG Pct:St.John’s41.3,NotreDame45.5.3-PT FG Pct:St.John’s36.8,NotreDame46.2.FT Pct:St.John’s72.7,NotreDame82.4.Turnovers:St.John’s16,NotreDame18.Blocked Shots:St.John’s1,NotreDame3(Solomon2).Steals:St.John’s14(sixwith2),NotreDame7(Lechlitner3).Attendance:6,027.

NOTES:NotreDameimprovesto17-2all-timeagainstSt.John’s,including9-0attheJoyceCenter…fourofthepastfiveseriesgameshavebeendecidedby10pointsorfewer,withtheteamssplittingthosefournailbiters…NotreDamehasscoredatleast66pointsin17of19seriesgamesvs.St.John’s,winningall17times…theRedStormscoredaseries-high67points,onemorethantheytotaledina66-63winovertheIrishonJan.4,2006,inQueens…NotreDamerises43-4(.915)all-timeagainstNewYorkschools,including23-0athome,althoughthiswasjustthethirdsingle-digitmargininthose23victories…theIrishextendtheircurrentJoyceCenterwinningstreakto12games…NotreDamefieldedfourdouble-figurescorersforthefourthconsecu-tivegameandthe10thtimethisseason(9-1record)…forsomereason,theIrishalsoloveplayingduringtheafternoon,whentheyare10-0thisseason…NotreDame’ssixthree-pointerswerethemosttheIrishhaveknockeddowninagamesinceNov.29,whentheycannedaseason-highninetreys ina78-72winover#24MichiganState…theseventhree-pointersbySt.John’swereaNotreDameopponentseasonhigh,onemorethanEvansvillemadeonNov.19…theRedStorm’s.368three-pointpercentagealsowasanIrishopponentseasonhigh,edgingoutthe.364ratioachievedtwicebefore(mostrecentlyonJan.13byMarquette)…St.John’shadanopponentseason-high14steals,threemorethanthetotalspostedbyLSU(Nov.16)andVanderbilt(Dec.30)…Lechlitnertalliedaseason-highsixassistsandisaveraging5.0assistsinherlastfourgames(witha1.82assist/turnoverratio)…Lechlitneralsologgedhersecondcareercompletegame,goingall40minutestomatchherironmanperformanceonDec.13atValparaiso…Schradertiedherseasonhighwithfiveassistsandisaveraging4.3assistsoverherlastthreecontests…forthe10thtimeinhercareer(andsecondtimeinasmanygames),Barlowtiedherpersonalbestwiththreethree-pointers…Solomonwasonereboundoffherseason(andcareer)highsetonDec.2atEasternMichigan.

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#1 Erica SolomonForward • 6-2 • Fr.-HS • Oak Park, Mich. (Detroit Country Day School)

Career HighsPointsCareer.... 15 at Boston College (11/23/08)

ReboundsCareer....9 at Eastern Michigan (12/2/08)

AssistsCareer.....2, four times (MR: at Vanderbilt, 12/30/08)

Field GoalsCareer.....5, three times (MR: at Seton Hall, 1/3/09)

Field Goal AttemptsCareer....9, twice (MR: at Michigan (12/10/08)

Three-Point Field GoalsCareer.......................................... None

Three-Point Field Goal AttemptsCareer.......................................... None

Free ThrowsCareer....6, twice (MR: at EMU, 12/2/08)

Free Throw AttemptsCareer.... 10 at Eastern Michigan (12/2/08)

StealsCareer..........3 at Valparaiso (12/13/08)

Blocked ShotsCareer....4 at Eastern Michigan (12/2/08)

Minutes PlayedCareer...............24 at Seton Hall (1/3/09)

MiscellaneousDouble-doubles ............................... 0/0Double-figure scoring games........... 5/520-point games ................................ 0/0Double-figure rebound games ......... 0/05-block games ................................. 0/05-steal games .................................. 0/0(noted in season/career format)

Solomon’s Career StatisticsSeason GP-GS Min.-Avg. FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF-DQ A T B S Pts Avg.2008-09 17-0 298-17.5 43-87 .494 0-0 .000 37-60 .617 36 42 78 4.6 39-0 12 29 24 11 123 7.2TOTALS 17-0 298-17.5 43-87 .494 0-0 .000 37-60 .617 36 42 78 4.6 39-0 12 29 24 11 123 7.2

Did You Know?u Nickname is “Rock” after her middle name (Raquel).u Graduated from same high school that produced NBA standouts Chris Webber and Shane

Battier, as well as former Irish All-America women’s soccer player/current U.S. National Team member Kate (Sobrero) Markgraf, among others.

u One of six Irish basketball players who also competed in another sport in high school — was a successful high jumper, setting school record in the event (5 ft., 6 in.).

2008-09 Highlightsu Has appeared in all 17 games this season, averaging 7.2 points and 4.6 rebounds per

game (third on team in latter category) … leads team and is seventh in BIG EAST in blocked shots overall (1.41 bpg.)/11th in league play (1.2 bpg.), both tops among confer-ence freshmen … also has attempted team-high 60 free throws.

u Made college debut in State Farm Tip-Off Classic at #24/22 LSU, chalking up six points in 11 minutes.

u Turned in “point-a-minute” performance in third collegiate game at Boston College, finish-ing with season-high 15 points (5-5 FG, 5-7 FT) in just 14 minutes.

u Played 19 minutes vs. Georgia Southern (12 points, season-high 6-9 FT) and five re-bounds.

u Tossed in 12 points (5-8 FG) in 19 minutes against #24 Michigan State.u Extended double-digit scoring streak to four games with 12 points (6-10 FT) at Eastern

Michigan, adding season highs of nine rebounds and four blocks.u Grabbed eight rebounds against #17/20 Purdue.u Collected five points, seven rebounds, three blocks and season-high three steals at Val-

paraiso; had layup, two blocks and key steal in final five minutes to help preserve win.u Picked up six points and five rebounds in win over Loyola-Chicago.u Played key role in win at #20/19 Vanderbilt with eight points (4-4 FG) and seven rebounds

in 21 minutes off the bench; also blocked potential game-tying shot with 49 seconds left and came up with rebound, allowing Irish to come down and hit important insurance bucket.

u Scored 13 points (5-6 FG) in season-high 24 minutes of BIG EAST debut at Seton Hall. u Corralled eight rebounds (five offensive) in 13 minutes at DePaul.u Chalked up seven points and two blocks against Georgetown.u Made major contributions down the stretch in win over St. John’s, putting Irish ahead to

stay on layup with 1:25 to play before adding two rebounds (one at each end) and an insurance free throw with 26 seconds left; finished with nine points and eight rebounds.

Solomon in the BIG EAST ConferenceSeason GP-GS Min.-Avg. FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF-DQ A T B S Pts Avg.2008-09 5-0 91-18.2 13-23 .565 0-0 .000 9-18 .500 11 12 23 4.6 17-0 2 12 6 3 35 7.0TOTALS 5-0 91-18.2 13-23 .565 0-0 .000 9-18 .500 11 12 23 4.6 17-0 2 12 6 3 35 7.0

2008-09 Game-By-Game Statistics — Erica Solomon

Date Opponent Min FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF A TO Blk Stl PtsN16 @ #24/22 LSU1 11 1-3 0-0 4-6 1 1 2 3 0 1 1 1 6N19 Evansville 15 2-3 0-0 0-0 1 2 3 3 2 0 1 1 4N23 @ Boston College 14 5-5 0-0 5-7 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 15N25 Georgia Southern 19 3-4 0-0 6-9 1 4 5 2 0 1 2 1 12N29 #24/rv Michigan State 19 5-8 0-0 2-4 1 3 4 3 2 0 2 1 12D2 @ Eastern Michigan 23 3-9 0-0 6-10 5 4 9 2 2 4 4 0 12D7 #17/20 Purdue 19 0-7 0-0 0-0 4 4 8 2 0 2 1 0 0D10 @ Michigan 14 4-9 0-0 0-0 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 8D13 @ Valparaiso 23 2-8 0-0 1-1 3 4 7 2 0 3 3 3 5D20 Loyola-Chicago 17 1-3 0-0 4-4 3 2 5 1 0 1 0 0 6D28 @ Charlotte 12 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 0 0D30 @ #20/19 Vanderbilt 21 4-4 0-0 0-1 3 4 7 3 2 2 1 0 8J3 • @ Seton Hall 24 5-6 0-0 3-6 1 2 3 4 1 4 2 1 13J6 • @ DePaul 13 2-5 0-0 0-0 5 3 8 4 1 1 0 0 4J10 • Georgetown 18 2-2 0-0 3-6 0 3 3 4 0 2 2 0 7J13 • @ Marquette 14 1-3 0-0 0-1 1 0 1 3 0 3 0 0 2J17 • St. John’s 22 3-7 0-0 3-5 4 4 8 2 0 2 2 2 9J24 • @ Villanova• = indicates BIG EAST Conference game // ^ = indicates game started1 = State Farm Tip-Off Classic (Baton Rouge, La.)

#10 Kellie WatsonForward • 6-2 • Fr.-HS • Ionia, Mich. (Ionia HS)

Career HighsPointsCareer....18 vs. Michigan St. (11/29/08)

ReboundsCareer....6, twice (MR: vs. Purdue, 12/7/08)

AssistsCareer... 3, twice (MR: at Marquette, 1/13/09)

Field GoalsCareer......6 vs. Michigan St. (11/29/08)

Field Goal AttemptsCareer.... 12 vs. Loyola-Chi. (12/20/08)

Three-Point Field GoalsCareer......6 vs. Michigan St. (11/29/08) (tied ND Joyce Center record)

Three-Point Field Goal AttemptsCareer......9 vs. Michigan St. (11/29/08)

Free ThrowsCareer...... 4 vs. Loyola-Chi. (12/20/08)

Free Throw AttemptsCareer...... 6 vs. Loyola-Chi. (12/20/08)

StealsCareer....2, twice (MR: vs. Loyola-Chi., 12/20/08)

Blocked ShotsCareer........ 2 vs. Evansville (11/19/08)

Minutes PlayedCareer.... 27 vs. Loyola-Chi. (12/20/08)

MiscellaneousDouble-doubles .............................. 0/0Double-figure scoring games.......... 2/220-point games ............................... 0/0Double-figure rebound games ........ 0/05-assist games ............................... 0/05-steal games ................................. 0/0(noted in season/career format)

Watson’s Career StatisticsSeason GP-GS Min.-Avg. FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF-DQ A T B S Pts Avg.2008-09 17-0 277-16.3 28-89 .315 21-57 .368 13-20 .650 10 38 48 2.8 23-1 18 29 9 8 90 5.3TOTALS 17-0 277-16.3 28-89 .315 21-57 .368 13-20 .650 10 38 48 2.8 23-1 18 29 9 8 90 5.3

Awards/Honorsu BIG EAST Freshman of the Week (Dec. 1, Dec. 8)

Did You Know?u Reigning Michigan Miss Basketball, the first to ever attend Notre Dame — although the

Irish had 14 Michigan natives on their all-time roster prior to this season, the highest any of them had ever finished in the Miss Basketball balloting (1981-2007) was third by Kathy Barron (1983) and Jeannine Augustin (1992); ironically, Watson’s fellow Irish freshman, Erica Solomon finished second in last year’s Michigan Miss Basketball voting.

u One of six Irish basketball players who also competed in another sport in high school — was two-time all-state softball player who set school single-season records for doubles (86) and triples (27), while leading team to a regional title.

u Is an accomplished juggler, having been known to perform with items as large as bowling pins on occasion; in fact, she received a juggling kit as a Christmas gift this year.


game … ranks 15th in BIG EAST with .368 three-point field goal percentage.u Saw action in first college game, playing final minute of State Farm Tip-Off Classic victory

at #24/22 LSU.u Collected three points and season highs of two assists, two blocks and two steals in home

opener vs. Evansville.u Scored seven points against Georgia Southern.u Exploded for season-high 18 points (6-9 3FG) in 20 minutes vs. #24 Michigan State, can-

ning first five three-pointers of game (last three in span of 1:32); six three-pointers tied the Notre Dame Joyce Center record (most by an Irish player in five years) and were two off the school record … also grabbed season-high six rebounds against MSU.

u Registered 13 points (4-6 FG, 3-4 3FG) and season-high-tying six rebounds against #17/20 Purdue … keyed first-half surge with three triples in 4:17 span to close period.

u Hit three-pointer with 3:24 left in overtime to give Irish lead at Michigan.u Tallied nine points and five rebounds in season-high 27 minutes vs. Loyola-Chicago.u Ignited 22-0 second-half run in comeback win at #20/19 Vanderbilt with pair of three-pointers

(her only two baskets of the game).u Canned 3-of-6 three-pointers against Georgetown, finishing with nine points and season-

high three assists.u Tied personal best with three more assists at Marquette.

Watson in the BIG EAST ConferenceSeason GP-GS Min.-Avg. FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF-DQ A T B S Pts Avg.2008-09 5-0 75-15.0 6-22 .273 4-15 .267 2-2 1.000 1 11 12 2.4 8-0 9 12 1 1 18 3.6TOTALS 5-0 75-15.0 6-22 .273 4-15 .267 2-2 1.000 1 11 12 2.4 8-0 9 12 1 1 18 3.6

2008-09 Game-By-Game Statistics — Kellie Watson


#12 Fraderica MillerGuard • 5-10 • Fr.-HS • Ellenwood, Ga. (The Marist School)

Career HighsPointsCareer...... 7 vs. Loyola-Chi. (12/20/08)

ReboundsCareer...... 5 vs. Loyola-Chi. (12/20/08)

AssistsCareer...... 2 vs. Loyola-Chi. (12/20/08)

Field GoalsCareer...... 3 vs. Loyola-Chi. (12/20/08)

Field Goal AttemptsCareer...... 5 vs. Loyola-Chi. (12/20/08)

Three-Point Field GoalsCareer..........................................None

Three-Point Field Goal AttemptsCareer..........................................None

Free ThrowsCareer...... 1 vs. Loyola-Chi. (12/20/08)


StealsCareer...... 3 vs. Loyola-Chi. (12/20/08)

Blocked ShotsCareer..........................................None

Minutes PlayedCareer.... 17 vs. Loyola-Chi. (12/20/08)

MiscellaneousDouble-doubles .............................. 0/0Double-figure scoring games.......... 0/020-point games ............................... 0/0Double-figure assist games ............ 0/05-assist games ............................... 0/05-steal games ................................. 0/0(noted in season/career format)

Miller’s Career StatisticsSeason GP-GS Min.-Avg. FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF-DQ A T B S Pts Avg.2008-09 12-0 65-5.4 8-10 .800 0-0 .000 1-5 .200 3 3 6 0.5 14-0 4 4 0 11 17 1.4TOTALS 12-0 65-5.4 8-10 .800 0-0 .000 1-5 .200 3 3 6 0.5 14-0 4 4 0 11 17 1.4

Did You Know?u First name is pronounced “fruh-DARE-uh-kuh” … nickname is “Fred”.u Was a rare spring signee, the first for Notre Dame since Breona Gray committed to the

Irish in the spring of 2003 out of Las Vegas’ Bishop Gorman High School.u One of six Irish basketball players who also competed in another sport in high school —

ran track & field, competing primarily in sprints (100m/200m/400m).

2008-09 Highlightsu Has appeared in 12 games this season, averaging 1.4 points, 0.5 rebounds and 0.9 steals

per game.u Saw limited action in first two road games at #24/22 LSU and Boston College, notching a

steal at BC.u Scored first career points on breakaway layup and added a steal vs. Evansville.u Played 10 minutes vs. Georgia Southern, chalking up two points and picking up a steal

for third consecutive game.u Had steal and score in win at Eastern Michigan.u Turned in best effort of season to date against Loyola-Chicago with personal bests of

seven points (3-5 FG), five rebounds, three steals and two assists in 17 minutes.u Gave Irish spark off the bench at #20/19 Vanderbilt with steal late in first half.u Notched two points and two steals in four minutes at DePaul.u Had two points and assist during nine minutes of action in victory over St. John’s.

Miller in the BIG EAST ConferenceSeason GP-GS Min.-Avg. FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF-DQ A T B S Pts Avg.2008-09 5-0 21-4.2 2-2 1.000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 1 1 0.2 3-0 2 1 0 3 4 0.8TOTALS 5-0 21-4.2 2-2 1.000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 1 1 0.2 3-0 2 1 0 3 4 0.8

2008-09 Game-By-Game Statistics — Fraderica Miller

Date Opponent Min FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF A TO Blk Stl PtsN16 @ #24/22 LSU1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0N19 Evansville 4 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2N23 @ Boston College 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0N25 Georgia Southern 10 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 2N29 #24/rv Michigan State Did not playD2 @ Eastern Michigan 4 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2D7 #17/20 Purdue Did not playD10 @ Michigan Did not playD13 @ Valparaiso Did not playD20 Loyola-Chicago 17 3-5 0-0 1-5 3 2 5 4 2 1 0 3 7D28 @ Charlotte Did not playD30 @ #20/19 Vanderbilt 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0J3 • @ Seton Hall 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0J6 • @ DePaul 4 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2J10 • Georgetown 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0J13 • @ Marquette 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0J17 • St. John’s 9 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2J24 • @ Villanova• = indicates BIG EAST Conference game // ^ = indicates game started1 = State Farm Tip-Off Classic (Baton Rouge, La.)

#14 Devereaux PetersForward • 6-2 • So.-1V • Chicago, Ill. (Fenwick HS)

Career HighsPointsCareer..........15 vs. Villanova (1/16/08)

ReboundsCareer..... 12 vs. Connecticut (1/27/08)

AssistsCareer....4 vs. Saint Francis-Pa. (12/29/07)

Field GoalsCareer.... 6, three times (MR: at LSU, 11/16/08)

Field Goal AttemptsCareer......... 15 at Maryland (11/16/07)



Free ThrowsCareer..............8 at Richmond (1/2/08)

Free Throw AttemptsCareer............10 at Richmond (1/2/08)

StealsCareer............7 vs. Villanova (1/16/08)

Blocked ShotsCareer........ 5 vs. Miami-Ohio (11/9/07)

Minutes PlayedCareer......... 34 at Maryland (11/16/07)

MiscellaneousDouble-doubles .............................. 0/1Double-figure scoring games........ 1/1520-point games ............................... 0/0Double-figure rebound games ........ 0/15-block games ................................ 0/15-steal games ................................. 0/1(noted in season/career format)

Peters’ Career StatisticsSeason GP-GS Min.-Avg. FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF-DQ A T B S Pts Avg.2007-08 23-2 468-20.3 82-157 .522 0-0 .000 42-56 .750 57 72 129 5.6 78-5 23 40 45 39 206 9.02008-09 3-1 61-20.3 11-16 .688 0-0 .000 0-3 .000 3 10 13 4.3 6-0 5 4 6 5 22 7.3TOTALS 26-3 529-20.3 93-173 .538 0-0 .000 42-59 .712 60 82 142 5.5 84-5 28 44 51 44 228 8.8

Did You Know?u First name is pronounced “DEV-er-OH” … nickname is “Dev”.u Has a 77-inch (6-foot-5) wingspan which, if turned vertically, would be taller than any

player on Irish roster (junior center Erica Williamson is 6-foot-4); in fact, only one BIG EAST Conference player is taller than Peters’ wingspan — Pittsburgh freshman center Shawnice “Pepper” Wilson stands 6-foot-6.

u Peters’ alma mater, Fenwick High School in Oak Park, Ill., holds a special place in Notre Dame athletics history, having produced numerous Irish greats in several sports — the most notable is 1953 Heisman Trophy John Lattner.

u One of two Irish players who had an uncle play professional football — Peters’ uncle, Tom Seabron, played linebacker at Michigan and was a fifth-round draft pick of the San Francisco 49ers in 1979; Ashley Barlow’s uncle, Ron, was a fullback at Kansas State and was selected by the New York Jets in the 1965 American Football League redshirt draft.

2008-09 Highlightsu Out for season (torn ACL - left knee).u Appeared in three games (one start) this season, averaging 7.3 points and 4.3 rebounds

per game with .688 field goal percentage and six blocks (2.0 per game).u Made successful return from April 2008 knee surgery (torn ACL) in season opener at

#24/22 LSU, coming off bench to play 28 minutes, notching 12 points (6-7 FG), team-high six rebounds, three blocks and three steals.

u Earned starting nod for home opener vs. Evansville, registering six points and four rebounds in 17 minutes.

u Collected four points, three rebounds, two blocks and two steals in only 16 minutes at Boston College …injured left knee at 13:04 of first half (four minutes after entering), but feeling little discomfort, returned to play 12 minutes later in game.

u Upon returning to South Bend, underwent MRI which discovered a torn ACL in her left knee, an injury that will sideline her for the remainder of the 2008-09 season … she is expected to petition for an NCAA hardship waiver (having played less than 30 percent of her team’s regular-season games), and if granted, she would retain three years of eligibility.

Peters in the BIG EAST ConferenceSeason GP-GS Min.-Avg. FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF-DQ A T B S Pts Avg.2007-08 9-2 161-17.9 30-58 .517 0-0 .000 22-29 .759 18 34 52 5.8 37-4 8 15 13 16 82 9.1 2008-09 Will not play (injured)TOTALS 9-2 161-17.9 30-58 .517 0-0 .000 22-29 .759 18 34 52 5.8 37-4 8 15 13 16 82 9.1

2008-09 Game-By-Game Statistics — Devereaux Peters

Date Opponent Min FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF A TO Blk Stl PtsN16 @ #24/22 LSU1 28 6-7 0-0 0-3 2 4 6 2 2 2 3 3 12N19 Evansville^ 17 3-5 0-0 0-0 1 3 4 3 1 1 1 0 6N23 @ Boston College 16 2-4 0-0 0-0 0 3 3 1 2 1 2 2 4N25 Georgia Southern Did not play (injured)N29 #24/rv Michigan State Did not play (injured)D2 @ Eastern Michigan Did not play (injured)D7 #17/20 Purdue Did not play (injured)D10 @ Michigan Did not play (injured)D13 @ Valparaiso Did not play (injured)D20 Loyola-Chicago Did not play (injured)D28 @ Charlotte Did not play (injured)D30 @ #20/19 Vanderbilt Did not play (injured)J3 • @ Seton Hall Did not play (injured)J6 • @ DePaul Did not play (injured)J10 • Georgetown Did not play (injured)J13 • @ Marquette Did not play (injured)J17 • St. John’s Did not play (injured)• = indicates BIG EAST Conference game // ^ = indicates game started1 = State Farm Tip-Off Classic (Baton Rouge, La.)

#20 Ashley BarlowGuard • 5-9 • Jr.-2V • Indianapolis, Ind. (Pike HS)

Career HighsPointsCareer.............23 vs. DePaul (1/22/08)

ReboundsCareer................ 12 vs. SMU (3/23/08)

AssistsCareer....6, five times (MR: vs. Georgetown, 1/10/09)

Field GoalsCareer....8, three times (MR: vs. DePaul, 1/22/08)

Field Goal AttemptsCareer...... 18 vs. Evansville (11/19/08)

Three-Point Field GoalsCareer.... 3, 10 times (MR: vs. St. John’s, 1/17/09)

Three-Point Field Goal AttemptsCareer....10 vs. Michigan St. (11/29/08)

Free ThrowsCareer....13 vs. Prairie View (12/28/06)

Free Throw AttemptsCareer....13 vs. Prairie View (12/28/06)

StealsCareer....7 at Boston College (11/23/08)

Blocked ShotsCareer....1, six times (MR: at Michigan, 12/10/08)

Minutes PlayedCareer....38, three times (MR: at Valparaiso, 12/13/08)

MiscellaneousDouble-doubles .............................. 0/4Double-figure scoring games.......11/4720-point games ............................... 0/6Double-figure rebound games ........ 0/55-assist games ............................... 3/55-steal games ................................. 2/7(noted in season/career format)

Awards/Honorsu Naismith Trophy Watch Listu BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (Nov. 24)

Did You Know?u One of three captains for Notre Dame this year (along with Lindsay Schrader and Melissa

Lechlitner); all three were selected through a vote of their teammates in the offseason.u Worked diligently during the summer to sharpen her perimeter shooting skills (more range

and quicker release), spending early part of offseason in hometown of Indianapolis … worked out with several elite-level players from the area including 2008 first-round NBA draft pick George Hill of the San Antonio Spurs (who played his college ball at IUPUI).

u Pictured on Midwest regional cover of Sports Illustrated’s 2008-09 College Basketball Pre-view issue, along with Irish men’s basketball sharpshooting senior guard Kyle McAlarney; Notre Dame was one of six schools to have both its teams featured on the regional covers, along with Connecticut, Pittsburgh, North Carolina, Oklahoma and Arizona State.

2008-09 Highlightsu Has appeared in 15 games (14 starts) this year, leading team in scoring (12.3 ppg.) and

steals (2.67 spg.), while ranking second in rebounding (4.9 rpg.), along with 3.07 assists per game … ranks 24th in BIG EAST in scoring, tops in free throw percentage (.917) and fourth in steals … in conference play, tied for 23rd in loop in scoring (12.0 ppg.), tied for first in free throw percentage (1.000), tied for third in steals (2.6 spg.), and 14th in assists (3.2 apg.), assist/turnover ratio (1.07) and three-point percentage (.421).

u Scored game-high 19 points (7-13 FG, 2-4 3FG) in State Farm Tip-Off Classic win at #24/22 LSU, including 10 in 14-4 Irish run early in second half.

u Took game-high scoring honors in home opener vs. Evansville, ending up with 19 points (3-5 3FG), six rebounds and four steals.

u Posted balanced effort at Boston College, chalking up 10 points (4-5 FG, 2-2 3FG) and career highs of seven steals and six assists (tied).

u Contributed 13 points and game-high eight rebounds in win over Georgia Southern.u Stuffed stat sheet against #24 Michigan State to the tune of 14 points, career-high-tying

six assists, five rebounds and three steals in career-high-tying 38 minutes … sidelined in final minute of play after taking knee to head during loose-ball scramble.

u Did not play against Eastern Michigan and #17/20 Purdue (concussion).u Returned to action in a reserve role at Michigan, coming off bench to register team highs

of 14 points (7-13 FG), five rebounds and four steals.u Back in starting lineup at Valparaiso, tallying 15 points (6-11 FG) in career-high-tying 38

minutes; put Irish ahead to stay on jumper in lane with 5:18 left and rattled home a three-pointer at 4:31 mark as part of game-ending 13-5 run.

u Able to gain significant rest vs. Loyola-Chicago, playing season-low 23 minutes and collect-ing eight points, five rebounds and four assists; had 12-game double-figure scoring streak snapped (first single-digit scoring day since March 1, 2008, vs. Seton Hall (six points)).

u Collected season-high nine rebounds at #20/19 Vanderbilt.u Scored team-high 14 points in BIG EAST opener at Seton Hall, including key foul-line

jumper with 1:36 left and two free throws with 22.5 seconds left, both with ND up two.u Got Irish rolling at DePaul with pair of first-half three-pointers, finishing with 12 points.u Matched career high with six assists, while adding three steals in win over Georgetown.u Tallied team-high 15 points (including career-high-tying three three-pointers) and six steals

with six rebounds at Marquette.u Had 13 points, five rebounds and three assists in win over St. John’s, canning career-

high-tying three three-pointers for the 10th time (third time this year).

Barlow’s Career StatisticsSeason GP-GS Min.-Avg. FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF-DQ A T B S Pts Avg.2006-07 32-3 810-25.3 110-254 .433 19-58 .328 90-109 .826 79 94 173 5.4 80-3 61 70 3 63 329 10.3 2007-08 34-32 898-26.4 136-290 .469 27-89 .303 111-138 .804 64 95 159 4.7 86-2 64 60 2 68 410 12.12008-09 15-14 480-32.0 66-161 .410 19-54 .352 33-36 .917 19 54 73 4.9 24-0 46 42 1 40 184 12.3TOTALS 81-49 2188-27.0 312-705 .443 65-201 .323 234-283 .827 162 243 405 5.0 190-5 171 172 6 171 923 11.4

2008-09 Game-By-Game Statistics — Ashley Barlow

Date Opponent Min FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF A TO Blk Stl PtsN16 @ #24/22 LSU^1 35 7-13 2-4 3-4 0 5 5 2 0 4 0 2 19N19 Evansville^ 31 7-18 3-5 2-2 2 4 6 1 0 1 0 4 19N23 @ Boston College^ 26 4-5 2-2 0-0 1 1 2 1 6 2 0 7 10N25 Georgia Southern^ 25 5-9 1-3 2-2 2 6 8 0 2 1 0 1 13N29 #24/rv Michigan State^ 38 4-16 2-10 4-5 3 2 5 3 6 2 0 3 14D2 @ Eastern Michigan Did not play (injured)D7 #17/20 Purdue Did not play (injured)D10 @ Michigan 37 7-13 0-1 0-0 3 2 5 3 3 2 1 4 14D13 @ Valparaiso^ 38 6-11 1-3 2-3 1 2 3 0 1 4 0 2 15D20 Loyola-Chicago^ 23 2-6 0-0 4-4 2 3 5 1 4 2 0 2 8D28 @ Charlotte^ 34 2-7 0-3 2-2 0 5 5 3 4 4 0 2 6D30 @ #20/19 Vanderbilt^ 35 2-11 0-4 2-2 3 6 9 2 4 5 0 0 6J3 • @ Seton Hall^ 35 5-9 0-1 4-4 0 4 4 2 2 3 0 1 14J6 • @ DePaul^ 29 3-14 2-3 4-4 1 2 3 0 3 3 0 1 12J10 • Georgetown^ 22 3-7 0-2 0-0 0 2 2 3 6 2 0 3 6J13 • @ Marquette^ 36 5-11 3-7 2-2 1 5 6 2 2 5 0 6 15J17 • St. John’s^ 36 4-11 3-6 2-2 0 5 5 1 3 2 0 2 13J24 • @ Villanova• = indicates BIG EAST Conference game // ^ = indicates game started1 = State Farm Tip-Off Classic (Baton Rouge, La.)

Barlow in the BIG EAST ConferenceSeason GP-GS Min.-Avg. FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF-DQ A T B S Pts Avg.2006-07 16-2 408-25.5 62-137 .453 13-34 .382 35-49 .714 34 44 78 4.9 44-2 29 36 1 26 172 10.8 2007-08 16-14 433-27.1 55-133 .414 10-40 .250 55-69 .797 33 42 75 4.7 44-1 30 35 2 31 175 10.9 2008-09 5-5 158-31.6 20-52 .385 8-19 .421 12-12 1.000 2 18 20 4.0 8-0 16 15 0 13 60 12.0TOTALS 37-21 999-27.0 137-322 .425 31-93 .333 102-130 .785 69 104 173 4.7 96-3 75 86 3 70 407 11.0

#21 Natalie NovoselGuard • 5-11 • Fr.-HS • Lexington, Ky. (Lexington Catholic HS)

Career HighsPointsCareer.... 18, twice (MR: at DePaul, 1/6/09)

ReboundsCareer....8 at Eastern Michigan (12/2/08)

AssistsCareer.... 4, twice (MR: at EMU, 12/2/08)

Field GoalsCareer....6, twice (MR: at DePaul, 1/6/09)

Field Goal AttemptsCareer.... 10, twice (MR: at DePaul, 1/6/09)

Three-Point Field GoalsCareer....1 at Eastern Michigan (12/2/08)

Three-Point Field Goal AttemptsCareer.... 2, three times (MR: vs. Purdue, 12/7/08)

Free ThrowsCareer.................. 6 at DePaul (1/6/09)

Free Throw AttemptsCareer....8, twice (MR: at DePaul, 1/6/09)

StealsCareer.... 4, twice (MR: at Marquette, 1/13/09)

Blocked ShotsCareer.... 1, twice (MR: at Marquette, 1/13/09)

Minutes PlayedCareer.... 33 at Eastern Michigan (12/2/08)


Awards/Honorsu BIG EAST Freshman of the Week (Dec. 29, Jan. 12)

Did You Know?u Last name is pronounced “NO-vuh-sell” … nickname is “Nasty”, coined during her high

school career, both for her determination and gritty demeanor on the court and her ability to make extraordinary (aka “nasty”) plays look routine.

u She is the first Irish women’s basketball player ever to come from the state of Kentucky … she shares the same prep alma mater as former Notre Dame men’s basketball player David Graves (1999-2002).

u Has two siblings who also are currently playing college basketball — older sister, Shannon, is a senior all-conference center at the University of Evansville (whom the Irish defeated on Nov. 19), while twin brother, Nathan, is a freshman forward at the University of Rochester (N.Y.).


game with .513 field goal percentage … in BIG EAST play, averaging 9.6 points and 3.8 rebounds per game with .607 field goal percentage (latter total is fifth in conference).

u Made college debut in State Farm Tip-Off Classic at #24/22 LSU, playing 17 minutes and notching two points and two rebounds.

u Tallied six points and season-high four assists in season-best 21 minutes of home opener vs. Evansville.

u Tossed in seven points (3-4 FG) at Boston College.u Added seven points (5-6 FT) and four rebounds against Georgia Southern.u Led the way to victory at Eastern Michigan with season highs of 18 points (6-10 FG), eight

rebounds and four assists in 33 minutes.u Shared game-high scoring honors against Loyola-Chicago with 13 points (5-8 FG), while

adding three assists and three steals.u Posted second consecutive double-figure scoring game at Charlotte, coming off bench to

notch 12 points (4-8 FG) and season-high four steals.u Registered first perfect shooting game of her career in BIG EAST debut at Seton Hall,

dodging foul trouble to score eight points (3-3 FG, 2-2 FT) in 17 minutes.u Chalked up season-high-tying 18 points (6-10 FG, 6-8 FT) and seven rebounds in only

22 minutes at DePaul.u Collected 12 points (4-5 FG) against Georgetown.u Credited with 10 points, four rebounds and season-high-tying four steals at Marquette.

Novosel’s Career StatisticsSeason GP-GS Min.-Avg. FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF-DQ A T B S Pts Avg.2008-09 17-0 321-18.9 41-80 .513 1-9 .111 38-52 .731 26 27 53 3.1 31-0 24 38 2 20 121 7.1TOTALS 17-0 321-18.9 41-80 .513 1-9 .111 38-52 .731 26 27 53 3.1 31-0 24 38 2 20 121 7.1

2008-09 Game-By-Game Statistics — Natalie Novosel


Novosel in the BIG EAST ConferenceSeason GP-GS Min.-Avg. FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF-DQ A T B S Pts Avg.2008-09 5-0 102-20.4 17-28 .607 0-0 .000 14-20 .700 9 10 19 3.8 16-0 6 14 1 7 48 9.6TOTALS 5-0 102-20.4 17-28 .607 0-0 .000 14-20 .700 9 10 19 3.8 16-0 6 14 1 7 48 9.6

#22 Brittany MalloryGuard • 5-10 • So.-1V • Baltimore, Md. (McDonogh School)

Career HighsPointsCareer.... 19 vs. Ga. Southern (11/25/08)

ReboundsCareer....7, twice (MR: vs. USF, 2/27/08)

AssistsCareer........ 6 vs. Evansville (11/19/08)

Field GoalsCareer....7 vs. Ga. Southern (11/25/08)

Field Goal AttemptsCareer.........12 vs. Canisius (11/27/07)

Three-Point Field GoalsCareer.....4 vs. South Florida (2/27/08)

Three-Point Field Goal AttemptsCareer.............. 8 at St. John’s (3/3/08)

Free ThrowsCareer........6 vs. Valparaiso (12/12/07)

Free Throw AttemptsCareer....6, twice (MR: vs. Providence, 1/30/08)

StealsCareer........4 vs. Valparaiso (12/12/07)

Blocked ShotsCareer.... 1, three times (MR: at BC, 11/23/08)

Minutes PlayedCareer..........34 at Michigan (12/10/08)


Did You Know?u Nickname is “Chip”, which she gained during summer school prior to her freshman year

— its origin is a bit fuzzy and depends on which of her teammates you’re talking to.u Earned certificate of merit for participation in Notre Dame’s Rosenthal Leadership Institute

during the 2007-08 academic year.u One of six Irish basketball players who also competed in another sport in high school — was

a two-time honorable mention All-America lacrosse midfielder and was named to the 2006 high school All-Tewaaraton Team; in fact, she was actively recruited by several Division I schools to play lacrosse, but chose to focus solely on basketball at Notre Dame.

u Received unique get-well gifts from her teammates following her Jan. 6 knee surgery — teammates, coaches and staff had visited Dave & Buster’s restaurant in Chicago the night before and pooled all the tickets (more than 15,000) they earned in the restaurant’s fabled game room, winning two enormous stuffed animals (each close to three feet high) for their recovering teammate.

2008-09 Highlightsu Out for season (torn ACL - left knee) … underwent successful surgery Jan. 6 and

currently undergoing rehabilitation protocol.u Appeared in seven games (three starts, first of her career) this season, averaging 8.1

points, 3.3 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game … also had 2.22 assist/turnover ratio.u Delivered 11 points (5-10 FG) and career-high six assists in 20 minutes during home

opener vs. Evansville.u Had nearly perfect shooting day at Boston College (5-5 FG, 3-3 3FG, 1-2 FT), finishing

with 14 points in 15 minutes.u Poured in career-high 19 points (7-10 FG, 3-4 3FG) against Georgia Southern while also

posting her third consecutive double-figure scoring game (longest streak of her young career).

u Made first career start at Eastern Michigan, finishing with three points in 15 minutes.u Started against #17/20 Purdue and played (then) career-high 30 minutes, chalking up

three points and five rebounds.u Remained in starting lineup at Michigan, logging five points and five rebounds in career-

best 34 minutes … suffered left knee injury 56 seconds into overtime and did not return.u Upon returning to South Bend, underwent MRI which discovered a torn ACL in her left knee,

an injury that will sideline her for the remainder of the 2008-09 season … she is expected to petition for an NCAA hardship waiver (having played less than 30 percent of her team’s regular-season games), and if granted, she would retain three years of eligibility.

Mallory’s Career StatisticsSeason GP-GS Min.-Avg. FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF-DQ A T B S Pts Avg.2007-08 33-0 533-16.2 64-187 .342 34-122 .279 46-57 .807 26 46 72 2.2 52-0 29 36 3 42 208 6.32008-09 7-3 154-22.0 21-45 .467 7-20 .350 8-13 .615 5 18 23 3.3 15-0 20 9 1 11 57 8.1TOTALS 40-3 687-17.2 85-232 .366 41-142 .289 54-70 .771 31 64 95 2.4 67-0 49 45 4 53 265 6.6

2008-09 Game-By-Game Statistics — Brittany Mallory

Date Opponent Min FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF A TO Blk Stl PtsN16 @ #24/22 LSU1 Did not playN19 Evansville 20 5-10 0-4 1-2 1 1 2 3 6 0 0 2 11N23 @ Boston College 15 5-5 3-3 1-2 1 3 4 1 2 0 1 0 14N25 Georgia Southern 24 7-10 3-4 2-3 0 2 2 3 3 3 0 2 19N29 #24/rv Michigan State 16 1-4 0-2 0-0 1 1 2 3 2 0 0 2 2D2 @ Eastern Michigan^ 15 1-6 0-3 1-2 0 3 3 2 2 3 0 1 3D7 #17/20 Purdue^ 30 0-5 0-2 3-4 1 4 5 1 2 1 0 2 3D10 @ Michigan^ 34 2-5 1-2 0-0 1 4 5 2 3 2 0 2 5D13 @ Valparaiso Did not play (injured)D20 Loyola-Chicago Did not play (injured)D28 @ Charlotte Did not play (injured)D30 @ #20/19 Vanderbilt Did not play (injured)J3 • @ Seton Hall Did not play (injured)J6 • @ DePaul Did not play (injured)J10 • Georgetown Did not play (injured)J13 • @ Marquette Did not play (injured)J17 • St. John’s Did not play (injured)J24 • @ Villanova• = indicates BIG EAST Conference game // ^ = indicates game started1 = State Farm Tip-Off Classic (Baton Rouge, La.)

Mallory in the BIG EAST ConferenceSeason GP-GS Min.-Avg. FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF-DQ A T B S Pts Avg.2007-08 16-0 246-15.4 30-73 .411 21-55 .382 24-30 .800 9 15 24 1.5 24-0 14 20 2 16 105 6.6 2008-09 Will not play (injured)TOTALS 16-0 246-15.4 30-73 .411 21-55 .382 24-30 .800 9 15 24 1.5 24-0 14 20 2 16 105 6.6

#23 Melissa LechlitnerGuard • 5-7 • Jr.-2V • Mishawaka, Ind. (South Bend St. Joseph’s HS)

Career HighsPointsCareer.............19 vs. Purdue (12/7/08)

ReboundsCareer........... 6 vs. Syracuse (1/20/07)

AssistsCareer...........9 vs. St. John’s (1/16/07)

Field GoalsCareer.....7, three times (MR: at Valparaiso, 12/13/08)

Field Goal AttemptsCareer..........19 at Marquette (1/13/09)

Three-Point Field GoalsCareer....3, twice (MR: vs. Syracuse, 1/20/07)

Three-Point Field Goal AttemptsCareer...........7 vs. St. John’s (1/16/07)

Free ThrowsCareer..........8 at Providence (2/17/07)

Free Throw AttemptsCareer..........9 at Providence (2/17/07)

StealsCareer....4, twice (MR: vs. WKU, 11/13/07)

Blocked ShotsCareer.......... 2 vs. Marquette (2/13/08)

Minutes PlayedCareer.... 40, twice (MR: vs. St. John’s, 1/17/09)

MiscellaneousDouble-doubles .............................. 0/0Double-figure scoring games...... 10/2620-point games ............................... 0/0Double-figure assist games ............ 0/05-assist games ............................. 4/135-steal games ................................. 0/0(noted in season/career format)

Did You Know?u Last name is pronounced “LECK-light-ner” … nickname is “Lech”.u One of three captains for Notre Dame this year (along with Lindsay Schrader and Ashley

Barlow); all three were selected through a vote of their teammates in the offseason.u Selected to participate in Notre Dame’s elite Academic Honors for Student-Athletes

program, which pairs qualified student-athletes with faculty mentors in their chosen field of study (Lechlitner maintains a 3.413 cumulative GPA as a psychology major in Notre Dame’s College of Arts and Letters).

u Verbally committed to attend Notre Dame midway through her sophomore season of high school (January 2004), a full 22 months before she actually signed her National Letter of Intent and 30 months before she crossed Indiana SR-933 from St. Joseph’s High School (located across the southwest corner of the Notre Dame campus) to officially enroll in summer school at the University.

2008-09 Highlightsu Has started all 17 games this season, ranking third on team in scoring (11.2 ppg.) with

team-high 3.29 assists per game and 1.44 assist/turnover ratio … ranks 10th in BIG EAST in assist/turnover ratio and 12th in assists … also shooting .455 from three-point line … in conference play, tied for 25th in loop in scoring (11.8 ppg.), sixth in assists (4.4 apg.), fourth in assist/turnover ratio (1.69), 10th in three-point percentage (.455) and 13th in free throw percentage (.824).

u Made first career start at point guard (second overall start) in season opener at #24/22 LSU, notching five assists and five rebounds.

u Tallied 11 points (5-9 FG) with four assists in home opener vs Evansville.u Collected 15 points (6-13 FG) at Eastern Michigan.u Led the way to victory over #17/20 Purdue with career-high 19 points (7-13 FG, 2-3 3FG)

and four assists … scored seven consecutive points in final 4:18 to keep Boilermakers at arm’s length.

u Tossed in game-high 18 points at Valparaiso, including 12 in the second half, sparked by three consecutive jumpers in span of 1:20 midway through period; also played career-high 40 minutes, her first career complete game.

u Got some hard-earned rest against Loyola-Chicago, playing season-low 21 minutes, but still sharing game-high scoring honors with 13 points (6-6 FG), all in first half; perfect shooting day was best by Irish player since 12/4/05 (Schrader 6-6 FG at Wisconsin) and best at Joyce Center by ND player since 12/11/04 (Erwin 9-9 FG vs. Washington).

u Had 13 points, one turnover in 36 minutes at Charlotte (TO on charge in opening 3:00).u Had 11 points (seven in second half) at #20/19 Vanderbilt and hit critical insurance jumper

with 1:53 remaining and Irish up by two.u Scored nine points in BIG EAST opener at Seton Hall, including pivotal shot with 46.2

seconds left and Irish leading by one.u Registered nine points and season-high-tying five assists at DePaul.u Tied for team-high scoring honors at Marquette with 15 points, while adding four assists

(no turnovers) in 37 minutes.u Posted team-high 15 points (6-10 FG, 2-3 3FG) and season-best six assists vs. St. John’s

while logging second career 40-minute game.

Lechlitner’s Career StatisticsSeason GP-GS Min.-Avg. FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF-DQ A T B S Pts Avg.2006-07 31-0 744-24.0 68-198 .343 12-61 .197 47-62 .758 14 49 63 2.0 41-1 83 61 1 40 195 6.32007-08 34-1 753-22.1 71-201 .353 8-37 .216 36-47 .766 14 53 67 2.0 40-0 87 68 3 36 186 5.52008-09 17-17 551-32.4 74-167 .443 15-33 .455 28-35 .800 10 29 39 2.3 27-0 56 39 2 21 191 11.2TOTALS 82-18 2048-25.0 213-566 .376 35-131 .267 111-144 .771 38 131 169 2.1 108-1 226 168 6 97 572 7.0

2008-09 Game-By-Game Statistics — Melissa Lechlitner

Date Opponent Min FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF A TO Blk Stl PtsN16 @ #24/22 LSU^1 36 1-6 0-0 0-0 1 4 5 0 5 4 0 1 2N19 Evansville^ 26 5-9 1-2 0-0 1 1 2 1 4 1 0 1 11N23 @ Boston College^ 23 3-9 2-2 0-0 2 1 3 1 4 2 0 3 8N25 Georgia Southern^ 25 3-7 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 2 4 0 1 1 7 N29 #24/rv Michigan State^ 31 1-6 0-3 4-6 0 1 1 0 3 3 0 1 6D2 @ Eastern Michigan^ 36 6-13 0-1 3-3 1 2 3 4 3 3 1 1 15D7 #17/20 Purdue^ 38 7-13 2-3 3-4 1 2 3 2 4 3 0 1 19D10 @ Michigan^ 32 4-11 1-1 0-0 0 2 2 3 1 4 0 0 9D13 @ Valparaiso^ 40 7-16 0-2 4-4 2 1 3 2 2 5 0 3 18D20 Loyola-Chicago^ 21 6-6 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 13D28 @ Charlotte^ 36 6-13 1-3 0-1 0 3 3 2 2 1 0 2 13D30 @ #20/19 Vanderbilt^ 35 5-10 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 11J3 • @ Seton Hall^ 26 3-6 0-1 3-6 0 1 1 3 2 2 0 0 9J6 • @ DePaul^ 35 3-8 1-2 2-2 0 4 4 2 5 4 0 1 9J10 • Georgetown^ 34 2-5 1-2 6-6 1 1 2 1 5 4 0 2 11J13 • @ Marquette^ 37 6-19 1-3 2-2 1 2 3 3 4 0 0 0 15J17 • St. John’s^ 40 6-10 2-3 1-1 0 4 4 0 6 3 0 3 15J24 • @ Villanova• = indicates BIG EAST Conference game // ^ = indicates game started1 = State Farm Tip-Off Classic (Baton Rouge, La.)

Lechlitner in the BIG EAST ConferenceSeason GP-GS Min.-Avg. FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF-DQ A T B S Pts Avg.2006-07 15-0 389-25.9 46-114 .404 5-33 .152 22-30 .733 9 22 31 2.1 15-0 48 31 1 18 119 7.9 2007-08 16-1 361-22.6 37-105 .352 2-13 .154 18-23 .783 9 31 40 2.5 18-0 43 30 3 16 94 5.9 2008-09 5-5 172-34.4 20-48 .417 5-11 .455 14-17 .824 2 12 14 2.8 9-0 22 13 0 6 59 11.8TOTALS 36-6 922-25.6 103-267 .386 12-57 .211 54-70 .771 20 65 85 2.4 42-0 113 74 4 40 272 7.6

#24 Lindsay SchraderGuard • 6-0 • Sr.-2V • Bartlett, Ill. (Bartlett HS)

Career HighsPointsCareer....29 vs. Boston College (3/19/06)

ReboundsCareer........ 14 vs. Michigan (11/18/05)

AssistsCareer....... 6 vs. Connecticut (1/27/08)

Field GoalsCareer....12 vs. Boston College (3/19/06)

Field Goal AttemptsCareer....23 vs. Boston College (3/19/06)

Three-Point Field GoalsCareer.... 1, six times (MR: at Charlotte, 12/28/08)

Three-Point Field Goal AttemptsCareer............... 2 at Rutgers (1/24/06)

Free ThrowsCareer.... 6, twice (MR: vs. USF, 3/4/06)

Free Throw AttemptsCareer...........10 at Syracuse (1/31/06)

StealsCareer.......... 4 vs. Marquette (2/13/08)

Blocked ShotsCareer......... 3 vs. Connecticut (3/5/06)

Minutes PlayedCareer....40, twice (MR: at Bowling Green, 12/5/07)

MiscellaneousDouble-doubles .............................. 2/6Double-figure scoring games...... 14/4920-point games ............................... 0/4Double-figure rebound games ...... 3/105-assist games ............................... 2/65-steal games ................................. 0/0(noted in season/career format)

Awards/Honorsu Preseason honorable mention all-BIG EAST

Did You Know?u One of three captains for Notre Dame this year (along with Ashley Barlow and Melissa

Lechlitner); all three were selected through a vote of their teammates in the offseason.u Only senior on this year’s roster, but missed 2006-07 season with torn ACL in right knee

(suffered on fourth day of preseason practice); intends to petition for an NCAA hardship waiver, and if granted, she would have a fifth year of eligibility.

u Future career plans include either becoming a college athletic director or opening a res-taurant with her sister, Kristina.

2008-09 Highlightsu Has started all 17 games this year, leading team in scoring (12.3 ppg.), rebounding (6.8

rpg.) and field goal percentage (.514), and is second in steals (1.41 spg.) … ranks 23rd in BIG EAST in scoring, 19th in rebounding and 10th in field goal percentage … in confer-ence play, 29th in scoring (10.4 ppg.), tied for 14th in rebounding (7.0 rpg.) and assists (3.2 apg.), and tied for 13th in blocks (1.0 bpg.) … also has two-double-doubles this year.

u Gathered 13 points, team-high six rebounds and three steals in season-opening win at #24/22 LSU in State Farm Tip-Off Classic.

u Chalked up 12 points (5-8 FG), game-high seven rebounds and four steals in home opener vs. Evansville.

u Pitched in 13 points (6-10 FG) at Boston College.u Scored 15 points (7-14 FG) against #24 Michigan State, including eight in the final eight

minutes to preserve victory.u Had first double-double of year at Eastern Michigan with 17 points and 10 rebounds.u Posted second consecutive double-double in win over #17/20 Purdue with 13 points and

10 rebounds … first ND player with back-to-back double-doubles since Dec. 11 & 19, 2004 (Jacqueline Batteast vs. Washington and at Marquette).

u Tallied 14 points (6-8 FG) and six rebounds in win at Valparaiso.u Enjoyed significant rest vs. Loyola-Chicago with season-low 23 minutes, but still found

time to enjoy the statistical sampler platter with game highs of 13 points, eight rebounds and five assists.

u Scored game-high (and season-high) 19 points and added nine rebounds at Charlotte, including crucial offensive rebound tip-out in final 20 seconds to help preserve win.

u Logged team-high 12 points (6-10 FG) and eight rebounds at #20/19 Vanderbilt; also converted acrobatic baseline layup with 17.3 seconds left and Irish up by two.

u Made first five shots from field in BIG EAST opener at Seton Hall, finishing with 11 points and team-high six rebounds; also had key free throw and offensive rebound off her own missed foul shot in final 15 seconds to preserve win.

u Notched 11 points and six rebounds in homecoming game at DePaul.u Turned in balanced night vs. Georgetown with 10 points, eight rebounds, four assists,

three steals and two blocks.u Snared season-high 11 rebounds at Marquette.u Tallied 13 points (5-6 FG) and season-high-tying five assists against St. John’s, converting

old-fashioned three-point play and layup in final three minutes to help Irish regain lead; also partially blocked game-tying 3FG try with less than one second to play to seal win.

u Averaging 12.2 points and 7.3 rebounds with .548 field goal percentage (46-of-84) in past nine games; also adding 4.3 assists over past three games.

Schrader’s Career StatisticsSeason GP-GS Min.-Avg. FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF-DQ A T B S Pts Avg.2005-06 30-27 858-28.6 127-287 .443 4-7 .571 58-111 .523 36 126 162 5.4 55-1 52 57 11 33 316 10.52006-07 Did not play (injured)2007-08 34-33 955-28.1 148-322 .460 1-2 .500 52-80 .650 71 139 210 6.2 44-1 73 63 4 54 349 10.32008-09 17-17 532-31.3 89-173 .514 1-2 .500 30-44 .682 32 83 115 6.8 24-0 47 42 11 24 209 12.3TOTALS 81-77 2345-29.0 364-782 .465 6-11 .545 140-235 .596 139 348 487 6.0 123-2 172 162 26 111 874 10.8

2008-09 Game-By-Game Statistics — Lindsay Schrader

Date Opponent Min FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF A TO Blk Stl PtsN16 @ #24/22 LSU^1 33 5-12 0-0 3-5 2 4 6 2 1 5 0 3 13N19 Evansville^ 26 5-8 0-0 2-2 0 7 7 1 4 2 1 2 12N23 @ Boston College^ 26 6-10 0-0 1-1 1 3 4 1 2 3 1 2 13N25 Georgia Southern^ 25 4-7 0-0 0-0 0 6 6 0 4 2 2 1 8 N29 #24/rv Michigan State^ 28 7-14 0-0 1-2 2 0 2 4 1 3 0 1 15D2 @ Eastern Michigan^ 35 7-17 0-0 3-6 3 7 10 1 3 2 0 2 17D7 #17/20 Purdue^ 36 5-14 0-0 3-6 4 6 10 0 4 4 0 1 13D10 @ Michigan^ 38 4-7 0-0 0-0 0 4 4 1 3 3 0 1 8D13 @ Valparaiso^ 36 6-8 0-0 2-2 2 4 6 2 1 2 1 0 14D20 Loyola-Chicago^ 23 5-8 0-0 3-5 3 5 8 1 5 3 0 2 13D28 @ Charlotte^ 32 7-14 1-1 4-4 4 5 9 3 0 1 0 3 19D30 @ #20/19 Vanderbilt^ 32 6-10 0-0 0-0 3 5 8 2 3 2 1 0 12J3 • @ Seton Hall^ 35 5-8 0-0 1-2 1 5 6 2 2 1 1 1 11J6 • @ DePaul^ 30 5-11 0-1 1-2 2 4 6 0 1 2 1 0 11J10 • Georgetown^ 31 4-9 0-0 2-2 1 7 8 2 4 3 2 3 10J13 • @ Marquette^ 33 3-10 0-0 1-2 4 7 11 1 4 3 0 2 7J17 • St. John’s^ 33 5-6 0-0 3-3 0 4 4 1 5 1 1 0 13J24 • @ Villanova• = indicates BIG EAST Conference game // ^ = indicates game started1 = State Farm Tip-Off Classic (Baton Rouge, La.)

Schrader in the BIG EAST ConferenceSeason GP-GS Min.-Avg. FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF-DQ A T B S Pts Avg.2005-06 16-13 442-27.6 63-151 .417 2-5 .400 34-60 .567 19 64 83 5.2 25-0 28 27 5 16 162 10.1 2006-07 Did not play (injured) 2007-08 16-15 458-28.6 70-141 .496 0-0 .000 29-39 .744 29 71 100 6.3 22-1 36 31 3 23 169 10.6 2008-09 5-5 162-32.4 22-44 .500 0-1 .000 8-11 .727 8 27 35 7.0 6-0 16 10 5 6 52 10.4TOTALS 37-33 1062-28.7 155-336 .461 2-6 .333 71-110 .645 56 162 218 5.9 53-1 80 68 13 45 383 10.4

#32 Becca BruszewskiForward • 6-1 • So.-1V • Valparaiso, Ind. (Wheeler HS)

Career HighsPointsCareer.... 18, twice (MR: at BC, 11/23/08)

ReboundsCareer.... 7, three times (MR: at Vanderbilt, 12/30/08)

AssistsCareer.... 4, three times (MR: vs. Loyola, 12/20/08)

Field GoalsCareer....9 at Boston College (11/23/08)

Field Goal AttemptsCareer....... 15 vs. Tennessee (3/30/08)

Three-Point Field GoalsCareer....2, twice (MR: vs. Loyola, 12/20/08)

Three-Point Field Goal AttemptsCareer...... 4 vs. Loyola-Chi. (12/20/08)

Free ThrowsCareer.................. 6 vs. SMU (3/23/08)

Free Throw AttemptsCareer.................. 7 vs. SMU (3/23/08)

StealsCareer........ 4 vs. Evansville (11/19/08)

Blocked ShotsCareer....2, twice (MR: vs. MSU, 11/29/08)

Minutes PlayedCareer........... 30 at Seton Hall (1/3/09)

MiscellaneousDouble-doubles .............................. 0/0Double-figure scoring games........ 8/1420-point games ............................... 0/0Double-figure rebound games ........ 0/05-block games ................................ 0/05-assist games ............................... 0/0(noted in season/career format)

Did You Know?u Last name is pronounced “broo-SHEFF-skee” … nickname is “Bruiser”, due to her fear-

less, physical style of play and her penchant for leaving teammates and opponents black and blue after a practice or game.

u One of six Irish basketball players who also competed in another sport in high school — was a three-time all-state volleyball middle blocker, who still holds school records for career kills (2,042) and blocks (452), as well as single-season kills (657) and blocks (139).

2008-09 Highlightsu Has started all 17 games this season (first starts of her career), averaging 9.5 points and

4.4 rebounds per game with .511 field goal percentage (11th in BIG EAST).u Made first career start in State Farm Tip-Off Classic at #24/22 LSU, ending up with six

points in 19 minutes.u Scored career-high 18 points (7-9 FG, 2-2 3FG) and added career-best four steals in home

opener vs. Evansville.u Matched career high with 18 points (9-13 FG) at Boston College, while also notching

career-best four assists.u Tied career highs with four assists and two blocks against #24 Michigan State.u Collected season-high six rebounds at Eastern Michigan.u Snared six more rebounds despite foul trouble in win over #17/20 Purdue.u Returned to double figures at Michigan with 10 points (4-5 FG) and three steals before

fouling out in final seconds of overtime.u Had eight points (4-8 FG) and six rebounds in career-high 29 minutes of homecoming win

at Valparaiso.u Tossed in 10 points (4-8 FG, 2-4 3FG) and added career-high-tying four assists against

Loyola-Chicago.u Tallied 12 points (6-10 FG) and five rebounds at Charlotte; hit critical baseline jumper with

55 seconds remaining (three on shot clock) and Irish protecting five-point lead.u Registered 12 points (10 in second half) and career-high-tying seven rebounds and 29

minutes at #20/19 Vanderbilt … gave Irish lead for good on layup with 4:06 to play, fol-lowed by huge three-pointer 37 seconds later that helped complete ND’s comeback win … also played pivotal role on defense, teaming with Lindsay Schrader to hold VU’s Christina Wirth (returning first-team all-SEC forward and current Wade Trophy candidate) scoreless in second half.

u Chalked up 12 points (6-11 FG), five rebounds and two steals at Marquette.u Collected 13 points and six rebounds in win over St. John’s; also delivered assist on Erica

Solomon’s layup with 1:25 left that put Irish ahead for good.

Bruszewski’s Career StatisticsSeason GP-GS Min.-Avg. FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF-DQ A T B S Pts Avg.2007-08 32-0 423-13.2 58-104 .558 1-2 .500 42-54 .778 37 43 80 2.5 58-0 13 31 10 16 159 5.02008-09 17-17 419-24.6 69-135 .511 7-22 .318 16-27 .593 19 55 74 4.4 53-2 29 35 8 21 161 9.5TOTALS 49-17 842-17.2 127-239 .531 8-24 .333 58-81 .716 56 98 154 3.1 111-2 42 66 18 37 320 6.5

2008-09 Game-By-Game Statistics — Becca Bruszewski

Date Opponent Min FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF A TO Blk Stl PtsN16 @ #24/22 LSU^1 19 1-3 0-0 4-4 0 3 3 4 0 0 0 2 6N19 Evansville^ 19 7-9 2-2 2-2 2 2 4 2 0 2 1 4 18N23 @ Boston College^ 28 9-13 0-1 0-0 0 2 2 1 4 1 0 0 18N25 Georgia Southern^ 18 3-4 0-0 0-0 1 4 5 0 1 3 1 1 6N29 #24/rv Michigan State^ 24 2-4 1-1 0-0 1 3 4 3 4 2 2 0 5D2 @ Eastern Michigan^ 27 1-10 0-1 3-4 2 4 6 4 2 3 1 1 5D7 #17/20 Purdue^ 26 3-7 0-1 0-1 2 4 6 5 2 4 0 0 6D10 @ Michigan^ 23 4-5 0-0 2-4 1 2 3 5 1 4 0 3 10D13 @ Valparaiso^ 29 4-8 0-1 0-2 1 5 6 2 2 2 1 1 8D20 Loyola-Chicago^ 23 4-8 2-4 0-0 1 0 1 1 4 1 0 2 10D28 @ Charlotte^ 25 6-10 0-0 0-1 1 4 5 4 0 4 0 1 12D30 @ #20/19 Vanderbilt^ 29 5-9 1-2 1-3 1 6 7 4 2 3 0 1 12J3 • @ Seton Hall^ 30 3-9 0-2 0-0 0 3 3 3 1 2 0 2 6J6 • @ DePaul^ 29 4-8 0-1 0-0 2 2 4 3 2 0 1 1 8J10 • Georgetown^ 23 3-8 0-2 0-0 1 3 4 4 1 1 0 0 6J13 • @ Marquette^ 25 6-11 0-1 0-1 1 4 5 4 1 1 1 2 12J17 • St. John’s^ 22 4-9 1-3 4-5 2 4 6 4 2 2 0 0 13J24 • @ Villanova• = indicates BIG EAST Conference game // ^ = indicates game started1 = State Farm Tip-Off Classic (Baton Rouge, La.)

Bruszewski in the BIG EAST ConferenceSeason GP-GS Min.-Avg. FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF-DQ A T B S Pts Avg.2007-08 14-0 171-12.2 21-35 .600 1-2 .500 21-24 .875 14 18 32 2.3 26-0 5 12 5 4 64 4.6 2008-09 5-5 129-25.8 20-45 .444 1-9 .111 4-6 .667 6 16 22 4.4 18-0 7 6 2 5 45 9.0TOTALS 19-5 300-15.8 41-80 .513 2-11 .182 25-30 .833 20 34 54 2.8 44-0 12 18 7 9 109 5.7

#44 Alena ChristiansenGuard • 5-7 • Jr.-SQ • Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (Cardinal Gibbons HS)

Career HighsPointsCareer.......2 vs. Georgetown (1/10/09)

ReboundsCareer...... 1 vs. Loyola-Chi. (12/20/08)

AssistsCareer..........................................None

Field GoalsCareer..........................................None

Field Goal AttemptsCareer...... 1 vs. Loyola-Chi. (12/20/08)


Three-Point Field Goal AttemptsCareer...... 1 vs. Loyola-Chi. (12/20/08)

Free ThrowsCareer.......2 vs. Georgetown (1/10/09)


StealsCareer...... 1 vs. Loyola-Chi. (12/20/08)

Blocked ShotsCareer..........................................None

Minutes PlayedCareer...... 5 vs. Loyola-Chi. (12/20/08)


OverviewOfficially added to roster as a walk-on player on Dec. 19 … talented perimeter scorer who has kept her game sharp while playing in Notre Dame’s renowned Bookstore Basketball tournament the past two years … led team (named “Supreme Court”) to semifinal round in 2007 and finals in 2008, where they fell to eventual champion Anthony Travel, whose lineup included current Irish assistant coach Angie (Potthoff) Barber and Sara Liebscher, a former Notre Dame women’s basketball player from 1987-91 and currently the University’s director of athletics advancement … Christiansen also earned the Sports-manship Award following the ’08 tournament.

High SchoolFour-year starter and two-year captain at Cardinal Gibbons High School in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., from 2002-06 … two-time all-state selection (first team in 2005, second team in 2006) … three-time all-Broward County honoree (2004-06) … named one of top 20 players in state by School Sports in 2005 … averaged 15.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game as a senior in 2005-06, leading the Redskins to the Florida Class 3A regional semifinal … also took Broward County Athletic Association (BCAA) three-point shooting title in 2006 … BCAA and Big 8 All-Star Team selection … averaged 16.0 points and 3.0 steals per game as a junior, pacing CGHS to 3A regional final … ranked among top 15 scorers in Broward County each of final two seasons … lead team in scoring each of final three seasons … one of handful of players in school history to score at least 1,000 career points … received Division I scholarship offer to play basketball at Colgate University, but elected to accept admission to Notre Dame (which has been her “dream school” since eighth grade) … National Honor Society.

Personal DataBorn Jan. 14, 1988, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. … youngest of three children … first name pronounced uh-LAY-nuh … daughter of Lynne and Mike Christiansen … family has long lineage at Notre Dame and/or Saint Mary’s, with nine different relatives having graduated from one of the two schools … brother, Eric, is a 2006 ND graduate, while mother, Lynne, matriculated from SMC in 1972 … grandfather Frank Mastriana was a 1939 ND graduate … uncle Ron Mastriana (ND ’70), aunts Ruth Mastriana (SMC ’81) and Denise DeBartolo York (SMC ’72), great-uncle Edward J. DeBartolo Sr. (ND ’37), and cousins Edward J. DeBartolo, Jr. (ND ’68 - also her godfather) and Jed York (ND ’03) also graduated from the universities … the DeBartolo family and the DeBartolo Corporation have been generous contributors to Notre Dame for many years, including funding for several buildings on campus (DeBartolo Perform-ing Arts Center, DeBartolo Hall and DeBartolo Quad) … the DeBartolo family also owned the NHL’s Pittsburgh Penguins when they won Stanley Cup titles in 1991 and 1992, and have owned the NFL’s San Francisco 49ers since 1977, helping the franchise to a league-record five Super Bowl titles (Denise DeBartolo York and her husband, John, a 1971 ND graduate, are the franchise’s co-chairs, while Jed York is team president) … eighth Florida resident to join the Irish and the first since Le’Tania Severe (Pembroke Pines/Fort Lauderdale HS) graduated in 2004 … enrolled in the Mendoza College of Busi-ness, where she is a marketing major … some other Notre Dame players who wore No. 44 include Heidi Bunek, Tootie Jones and Meaghan Leahy.

2008-09 Highlightsu Has appeared in three games, averaging 1.0 points, 0.3 rebounds and 0.3 steals per game.u Suited up for first time on Dec. 20 vs. Loyola-Chicago and instantly became fan favorite … played

final five minutes, posting first career statistics (one point on 1-4 FT, one rebound, one steal).u Made BIG EAST debut at DePaul, playing final 1:07.u Scored two points vs. Georgetown, knocking down both of her free throw attempts in final minute.

Christiansen’s Career StatisticsSeason GP-GS Min.-Avg. FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF-DQ A T B S Pts Avg.2008-09 3-0 7-2.3 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 3-6 .500 1 0 1 0.3 1-0 0 0 0 1 3 1.0TOTALS 3-0 7-2.3 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 3-6 .500 1 0 1 0.3 1-0 0 0 0 1 3 1.0

2008-09 Game-By-Game Statistics — Alena Christiansen

Date Opponent Min FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF A TO Blk Stl PtsD20 Loyola-Chicago 5 0-1 0-1 1-4 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1D28 @ Charlotte Did not playD30 @ #20/19 Vanderbilt Did not playJ3 • @ Seton Hall Did not playJ6 • @ DePaul 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0J10 • Georgetown 1 0-0 0-0 2-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2J13 • @ Marquette Did not playJ17 • St. John’s Did not playJ24 • @ Villanova• = indicates BIG EAST Conference game // ^ = indicates game started

Christiansen in the BIG EAST ConferenceSeason GP-GS Min.-Avg. FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF-DQ A T B S Pts Avg.2008-09 2-0 2-1.0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 0 0 0 0.0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 1.0TOTALS 2-0 2-1.0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 0 0 0 0.0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 1.0

#52 Erica WilliamsonCenter • 6-4 • Jr.-2V • Charlotte, N.C. (South Mecklenburg HS)

Career HighsPointsCareer.....21 vs. Georgetown (1/10/09)

ReboundsCareer.....18 at South Florida (1/13/07)

AssistsCareer.....3 vs. South Florida (2/27/08)

Field GoalsCareer.................. 9 at DePaul (1/6/09)

Field Goal AttemptsCareer............. 12 at Rutgers (2/19/08)



Free ThrowsCareer.............8 at Syracuse (2/16/08)

Free Throw AttemptsCareer...........12 at Syracuse (2/16/08)

StealsCareer.............3 at Syracuse (2/16/08)

Blocked ShotsCareer....5 vs. Central Michigan (11/10/06)

Minutes PlayedCareer........36 vs. Oklahoma (3/25/08)

MiscellaneousDouble-doubles .............................. 1/3Double-figure scoring games........ 3/1620-point games ............................... 2/2Double-figure rebound games ........ 1/45-block games ................................ 0/1(noted in season/career format)

Awards/Honorsu BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (Jan. 12)

Did You Know?u Nickname is “E”.u Hosts monthly video magazine show called “E-TV” on Notre Dame’s official athletics

web site (www.UND.com) that gives behind-the-scenes look at Irish women’s basketball program.

u Team representative on Notre Dame’s Student-Athlete Advisory Council (SAAC).u One of six Irish basketball players who also competed in another sport in high school (or in

Williamson’s case, two other sports) — was a goalkeeper in soccer and played first base on softball team at Honeoye Falls-Lima High School in Rochester, N.Y. (family moved to Charlotte prior to senior year when father took job with Bank of America).

2008-09 Highlightsu Has appeared in all 17 games this season (starting 16), averaging 5.8 points and 4.4 re-

bounds per game … also has one double-double … owns BIG EAST-best .692 field goal percentage in conference play.

u Posted 10 points (4-8 FG) and seven rebounds at Boston College.u Grabbed six rebounds in win over Georgia Southern.u Had six points and four rebounds against #24 Michigan State, and sank two critical free

throws with 1:08 remaining after MSU cut the Irish lead to five points.u Notched six points and five rebounds at Eastern Michigan.u Snagged seven rebounds in victory over #17/20 Purdue.u Flirted with double-double vs. Loyola-Chicago, finishing with nine points and eight re-

bounds.u Erupted for (then) career-high 20 points (9-11 FG) at DePaul (13 in the second half on 6-6

FG), while adding nine rebounds in season-high 28 minutes.u Registered third career double-double with career-high 21 points (7-9 FG, 7-7 FT) and

season-best 10 rebounds with three blocks in just 23 minutes.u Chalked up five points and five rebounds in victory over St. John’s.

Williamson’s Career StatisticsSeason GP-GS Min.-Avg. FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF-DQ A T B S Pts Avg.2006-07 31-0 516-16.6 64-137 .467 0-0 .000 61-95 .642 59 104 163 5.3 79-1 12 40 39 18 189 6.12007-08 34-21 569-16.7 74-158 .468 0-0 .000 71-104 .683 75 75 150 4.4 65-0 20 34 38 13 219 6.42008-09 17-16 260-15.3 34-74 .459 0-0 .000 31-41 .756 24 50 74 4.4 26-0 10 20 13 5 99 5.8TOTALS 82-37 1345-16.4 172-369 .466 0-0 .000 163-240 .679 158 229 387 4.7 170-1 42 94 90 36 507 6.2

2008-09 Game-By-Game Statistics — Erica Williamson

Date Opponent Min FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF A TO Blk Stl PtsN16 @ #24/22 LSU^1 19 0-3 0-0 2-3 2 2 4 3 1 1 0 0 2N19 Evansville 8 0-1 0-0 4-4 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 4N23 @ Boston College^ 19 4-8 0-0 2-2 3 4 7 2 0 4 1 0 10N25 Georgia Southern^ 13 2-5 0-0 0-2 1 5 6 1 0 0 0 0 4N29 #24/rv Michigan State^ 21 2-4 0-0 2-2 1 3 4 2 1 1 2 0 6D2 @ Eastern Michigan^ 17 2-5 0-0 2-4 2 3 5 2 0 0 1 2 6D7 #17/20 Purdue^ 15 1-4 0-0 2-2 2 5 7 4 1 2 0 0 4D10 @ Michigan^ 10 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 1 0 2 1 1 0D13 @ Valparaiso^ 8 1-3 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 2D20 Loyola-Chicago^ 18 2-8 0-0 5-6 3 5 8 1 0 0 2 1 9D28 @ Charlotte^ 13 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 2D30 @ #20/19 Vanderbilt^ 11 1-5 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 3 0 2 1 0 2J3 • @ Seton Hall^ 13 0-0 0-0 1-2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 1J6 • @ DePaul^ 28 9-11 0-0 2-4 3 6 9 0 2 0 0 0 20J10 • Georgetown^ 23 7-9 0-0 7-7 3 7 10 2 0 0 3 1 21J13 • @ Marquette^ 8 0-1 0-0 1-2 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1J17 • St. John’s^ 16 2-5 0-0 1-1 0 5 5 1 1 4 0 0 5J24 • @ Villanova• = indicates BIG EAST Conference game // ^ = indicates game started1 = State Farm Tip-Off Classic (Baton Rouge, La.)

Williamson in the BIG EAST ConferenceSeason GP-GS Min.-Avg. FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF-DQ A T B S Pts Avg.2006-07 16-0 277-17.3 30-71 .423 0-0 .000 33-48 .688 30 59 89 5.6 40-1 8 18 18 10 93 5.82007-08 16-13 312-19.5 37-82 .451 0-0 .000 49-70 .700 43 41 84 5.3 30-0 13 18 21 10 123 7.7 2008-09 5-5 88-17.6 18-26 .692 0-0 .000 12-16 .750 6 19 25 5.0 6-0 6 6 3 1 48 9.6TOTALS 37-18 677-18.3 85-179 .475 0-0 .000 94-134 .701 79 119 198 5.4 76-1 27 42 42 21 264 7.1

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