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No Name Pos Ht Yr PPG RPG Other Notes32 BeccaBruszewski F 6-1 So. 10.7 4.8 1.5apg •15.7 ppg, 6.6 rpg past 7 (20p v. USF/SYR) 52 Erica Williamson C 6-4 Jr. 5.7 4.3 1.0bpg •Double-doublevs.SYR(18p,11r,5b)20 AshleyBarlow(C) G 5-9 Jr. 12.8 4.8 2.5spg •5consec.dbl-figscoringgms(16.4ppg) 23 MelissaLechlitner(C) G 5-7 Jr. 10.7 2.7 3.5apg •1st-yrstarteramongBEmostimproved24 LindsaySchrader(C) G 6-0 Sr. 12.7 7.3 2.3apg •22.0 ppg, 10.0 rpg past 3 (23p,8r v. SYR) Off the Bench For the Irish 1 EricaSolomon F 6-2 Fr. 6.3 4.6 1.4bpg •Toprookieshot-blockerinleague(36)10 KellieWatson F 6-2 Fr. 4.2 2.5 0.8apg •2ndonteamwith26three-pointers12 FradericaMiller G 5-10 Fr. 0.9 0.6 0.8spg •Sparkedrallyvs.LOUwith2stls,2rebs14 DevereauxPeters F 6-2 So. 7.3 4.3 2.0bpg •Outforseason(tornACLleftknee@BC) 21 NatalieNovosel G 5-11 Fr. 7.1 2.9 1.3spg •Tiedfor2ndonteaminsteals(35total)22 BrittanyMallory G 5-10 So. 8.1 3.3 2.9apg • Outforseason(tornACLleftknee@UM)44 AlenaChristiansen G 5-7 Jr. 0.6 0.2 0.2spg • Walk-onjoinedteamDec.19;5GP 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 27#23/22 Notre Dame Fighting Irish(19-7/8-6BIGEAST)vs.Providence Friars (10-17/4-10BIGEAST)

uDATE: February 28, 2009uTIME: 2:00p.m.ETuAT: Providence,R.I. Alumni Hall (2,620)uSERIES: NDleads16-0u1ST MTG: ND90-80(1/14/96)uLAST MTG:ND85-54(1/30/08)

uRADIO: PulseFM(96.9/92.1) UND.com Chris Masters, p-b-puLIVE STATS: UND.comuTEXT ALERT: UND.comuTICKETS: (401) 865-4672

Storylinesu NotreDameisonevictoryawayfromits15th

20-winseasoninthepast16yearsandthe19th in the 22-year Muffet McGraw era.

u TheIrishalsoareonevictoryshyofpostingtheirsecondconsecutive10-winseasononthe road, a featNotreDamehaspulledoffonlyoncebefore(1989-90and1990-91).

Forthefinaltimeinthe2008-09regularsea-son,No. 23/22NotreDamewill packupandhittheroadasittravelstoProvidence

onSaturdayfora2p.m.(ET)gameagainsttheFriars at Alumni Hall. The Irish come into thecontesttiedforfifthintheBIGEASTstandings,onegamebackoffourth-placeVillanova. NotreDame(19-7,8-6)turnedinacrispof-fensiveperformanceonTuesdaynight, leadingalmost the entire way in a 90-79 win over Syra-cuse at the JoyceCenter. The Irish,who shot48.4percentfromthefloor inthevictory,useda24-6runinthefirsthalftomoveinfront,andthenaddeda12-4runearlyinthesecondhalftoseizecontrolforgood. All five starters scored in double figuresfor Notre Dame, led by senior guard Lindsay Schrader’s 23 points, a career-high-tying 20 pointsfromsophomoreforwardBecca Brusze-wski, and a double-double from junior centerErica Williamson(18points,11rebounds).

Rankingsu Notre Dame is ranked 23rd in this week’s

AssociatedPresspollandisranked22ndinthisweek’sESPN/USA Todaycoaches’poll.

u Providenceisnotranked.

Web Sitesu NotreDame: http://www.UND.comuProvidence: http://www.friars.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’sultimateprizewith the 2001 national championship. 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-timerecordof657-294 (.691).

Notre Dame Head Coach Muffet McGrawSaintJoseph’s’77u 22ndseasonatNotreDame •493-195(.717)atNotreDame. •581-236(.711)in27yearsasheadcoach.NOTESu2001consensusNationalCoachoftheYearuFour-timeNaismithCoachoftheYearfinalistuFour-timeconferenceCoachoftheYear •BIGEASTConference(2001) •MidwesternCollegiateConference(1991) •NorthStarConference(1988) •EastCoastConference(@Lehigh)(1983)

19-7 / 8-6 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) Georgia Southern W, 85-36N29 (14/10) Michigan State (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)•@DePaulCBS CS W, 86-62J10 (12/4)•Georgetown W, 84-63J13 (10/4)•@MarquetteCBS CS L, 65-75J17 (10/4)•St.John’s W, 70-67J24 (13/9)•@Villanova L, 48-55J27 (17/13)•RutgersCBS CS L, 68-78J31 (17/13)•Cincinnati W, 66-50F3 (19/16)•@Pittsburgh(22/24) L, 70-82F8 (19/16)•DePaul(25/25)ESPNU W, 62-59F11 (22/22)•Louisville(10/12) L, 66-71F17 (24/24)•@SouthFlorida W, 86-79F22 (24/24)•@Connecticut(1/1)2-ESPNU L, 66-76F24 (23/22)•Syracuse W, 90-79F28 • @ Providence 2:00 ETM2 •WestVirginia 3:30ETM6 BIGEAST1stRound3 TBAM7 BIGEAST2ndRound3-BETV TBAM8 BIGEASTQuarterfinal3-ESPNU TBAM9 BIGEASTSemifinal3-ESPNU 6/8:00ETM10 BIGEASTFinal3-ESPN 7:00ETM22 NCAA1stRound4-ESPN/ESPN2 TBAM24 NCAA2ndRound4-ESPN/ESPN2 TBAM28 NCAARegionalSemifinal5-ESPN TBAM29 NCAARegionalSemifinal5-ESPN TBAM30 NCAA Regional Final5-ESPN TBAM31 NCAA Regional Final5-ESPN TBAA5 NCAANationalSemifinals6-ESPN TBAA7 NCAA Championship Game6-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 = Game played at XL Center (Hartford, Conn.)3 = BIG EAST Championship (Hartford, Conn.)4 = NCAA First/Second Rounds (Notre Dame, Ind.)5 = Regionals to be played at: Berkeley (Calif.), Oklahoma City,

Raleigh (N.C.) and Trenton (N.J.)6 = 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 = Games 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 Masters no laterthan24hoursbeforetipoff.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-mail or web). 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-game interviews to Chris Mastersatthefinalmediatimeoutofthesecondhalf.

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A Quick Look At The Fighting IrishNotreDame (19-7, 8-6) is ranked23rd in thisweek’sAssociatedPresspolland22nd in thecurrentESPN/USA Todaypoll.TheIrisharepartof a three-way tie for fifthplace (withDePaulandRutgers) in theBIGEASTstandings.TheIrish are one gameback of fourth-place Vil-lanova(andthefinal“doublebye”fortheBIGEASTChampionship)withtwogamesleftintheregular season. Despitelosingtwokeyplayers(sophomoresDevereaux Peters andBrittany Mallory) to season-endingkneeinjuriesearlierintheyear,NotreDameconsistentlyhasrankedamongthetop40 teams in thenation in scoringoffense(currently26that73.0ppg.)andscoringmargin(39th at +10.4 ppg.). TheIrishalsofeatureabalancedoffensethatsees four playerspresently scoring in doublefigures.Inaddition,ninedifferentplayershaveledtheteaminscoringatleastonceduringtheyear,while10ofthe12playershavescoredindoublefiguresatleastoncetodate. JuniorguardAshley Barlowleadsatightly-bunchedscoringcrewforNotreDameat12.8pointspergame,whiletyingforsecondontheteamwith 4.8 rebounds a night. She also isamong theBIGEAST leaders in steals (2.54spg.) andhas knockeddowna team-high32three-pointers(includingacareer-highfourtreysattop-rankedConnecticut). SeniorguardLindsay Schraderhaspostedcareer-highaveragesalmostacrosstheboardthis season, placing secondon the squad in

scoring(12.7ppg.)andfirstinrebounding(7.3rpg.).Shealsohas recordeda team-highfivedouble-doubles this year, and is averaging22.0pointsand10.0reboundsinherlastthreegames. TheIrishalsoarepacedbytwooftheBIGEAST’smost improvedplayers in junior pointguardMelissa Lechlitnerandsophomorefor-wardBecca Bruszewski. A first-year starter,Lechlitneristiedforthirdontheteaminscoring(10.7 ppg.) while setting the pace with 3.54 as-sistspergame,a1.48assist/turnoverratioanda .339 three-point percentage (all well above her previous career highs). Alsoinherfirstyearasastarter,Bruszewskihas doubled her scoring (10.7 ppg.) and re-bounding(4.8rpg.)averages,alongwitha.502fieldgoalpercentagethatis11th-bestintheBIGEAST.What’smore,she is in themidstof themostsuccessfulrunofheryoungcareer,aver-aging15.7pointsand6.6reboundsinherlastsevengames,includingacareer-high20pointstwice in the past three games (USF, Syracuse).

Potent Notables About The Irish• Not re Dame is

among the na-tion’s winningestprograms duringthe past 12 sea-sons (1996-97 to present), ranking seventh with 311 victories.

• Notre Dame hasrankedamongthetop 20 in the nation in attendance eachof thepast eight seasons. This year, theprogramhas averaged7,356 fans for its12homegames.TheIrishalsohavedrawn5,000-or-morefansto122oftheirlast124homegames, including six JoyceCenterselloutsof11,418 (most recentlyonDec.7,2008vs.Purdue).

• TheIrishhavebecomearegularfixtureintheWNBADraftinrecentyears,assevenNotreDameplayershavebeenselectedinthe past eight seasons. Charel Allen was the most recent Irish player to be chosen, going to the Sacramento Monarchs in the thirdround(43rdoverallpick)ofthe2008WNBADraft.Allen,Megan Duffy (New York) andRuth Riley (San Antonio) all were active intheleagueduringthe’08season,withallthreeteamsmakingtheplayoffs(SanAnto-niomadetheWNBAFinals,whileNewYorkwas the EasternConference runner-up).ThreeofNotreDame’seightWNBAalumshavewonatotaloffourleaguechampion-ships—Rileywonapair of crownswiththeDetroitShock(2003FinalsMVP,2006),Coquese Washingtontoiledforthe2000Houston Comets, while Jacqueline Bat-teast was Riley’s teammate on the ’06title-winningsquadinDetroit.

• Forthethirdyearinarow,theIrishpostedaperfect100-percentGraduationSuccessRate(GSR),accordingtofiguresreleasedbytheNCAAinOctober2008.NotreDamealsowasoneofonlyfourteamswithaperfect’07GSRtoadvancetothe2008NCAASweet

Winningest Teams (1996-97 to present)

424 Connecticut407 Tennessee368 Duke333 LouisianaTech329 OldDominion325 Purdueu311 NOTRE DAMENOTE: through games of Feb. 26.

#23/22 Notre Dame 90, Syracuse 79February 24, 2009Joyce Center (Notre Dame, Ind.)

Syracuse (79)Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tpMurray 22 1-5 0-0 1-2 3 0 2 3Harris 25 2-3 2-3 1-1 1 4 3 7Morrow 32 7-14 3-9 1-2 4 6 3 18Jones 34 4-16 0-3 8-9 11 2 3 16Michael 27 6-13 1-2 4-7 7 2 2 17Gobuty 9 1-2 0-0 0-0 2 0 1 2Lampkins 15 1-4 1-3 1-2 1 3 2 4Berry 13 2-2 0-0 0-0 1 0 4 4Ward 11 3-8 0-0 0-0 3 0 4 6Ash 7 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 2 1 0Lisnere 5 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 2Team 6Totals 200 28-69 7-20 16-23 41 19 25 79

Notre Dame (90)Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tpBruszewski 36 6-10 1-2 7-12 6 2 2 20Williamson 29 6-11 0-0 6-8 11 1 2 18Barlow 25 3-7 1-2 6-6 2 6 3 13Lechlitner 36 4-11 0-4 4-4 1 3 3 12Schrader 34 10-13 0-0 3-3 8 3 5 23Solomon 6 1-2 0-0 0-0 3 1 2 2Watson 12 0-4 0-3 0-0 2 1 3 0Miller 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0Novosel 20 0-4 0-0 2-2 4 2 2 2Christiansen 0+ 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0Team 3Totals 200 30-62 2-11 28-35 40 19 22 90

Syracuse 36 43 — 79Notre Dame 38 52 — 90

FG Pct:Syracuse40.6,NotreDame48.4.3-PT FG Pct: Syracuse 35.0,NotreDame18.2.FT Pct:Syracuse69.6,NotreDame80.0. Turnovers:Syracuse20,NotreDame15.Blocked Shots: Syracuse0,NotreDame8(Williamson5).Steals: Syracuse 8 (Morrow,Jones,Lampkins2),NotreDame7(Bruszewski3).Technical Foul:Ward(SU).Attendance: 5,640.

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16 (joiningOklahomaState, TennesseeandVanderbilt).Furthermore,sinceMuffet McGrawbecametheIrishheadcoachin1987,everyNotreDamewomen’sbasket-ballplayerthathascompletedherathleticandacademic eligibility at theUniversityhasgraduated(a57-for-57successrate).

A Quick Look At ProvidenceThe growth and progress of theProvidencewomen’s basketball program continues thisseason,astheFriarsbringa10-17record(4-10BIGEAST)intoSaturday’sgameagainstNotreDame.PC’sconferencewintotalisitsbestinsevenyears,whiletheFriarsalreadyhaveawinoverarankedopponentforthethirdconsecutiveseason(77-69overNo.19/20PittsburghonJan.7 at Alumni Hall). Providence snapped a four-game losingstreakonWednesdaywitha51-49victoryoverMarquetteatAlumniHall.SeniorguardChelsea Marandolascoredagame-high19pointsandgrabbedsixreboundsfortheFriars,whoshot45.7percentfromthefieldandheldtheGoldenEaglestoa.269fieldgoalpercentage. Marandola,whomissedall of last seasonwithaninjury,leadsPCinscoring(11.5ppg.)and steals (1.2 spg.), while ranking third inrebounding(4.9rpg.)andthree-pointpercent-age(.321).SeniorforwardShantee Darrian is grabbingateam-high6.8reboundspergame,whilejuniorforwardEmily Cournoyer owns a team-high.456fieldgoalpercentageandteam-best 43 blocks. HeadcoachPhil Seymore is inhis fourthseasonatProvidencewitha43-69(.384)record.Heis0-3all-timeagainstNotreDame.

The Notre Dame-Providence SeriesNotreDameandProvidencewillsquareoffforthe17thtimeonSaturday,withtheIrishhavingwoneachofthe16priormatchupsintheseries,whichbeganwhenNotreDamejoinedtheBIGEASTin1995-96.TheIrishalsoare8-0all-timeagainst the Friars at Alumni Hall.

The Last Time ND And Providence MetThe first timeNotreDamepressed full-court,ProvidenceguardKendria Holmes threw a long pass to Mi-Khida Hankinsforaneasylayup. ItwastheonlybasketfortheFriarsinaspanof nearly sevenminutes as the 20th-rankedFighting Irishuseda20-2 run to takecontrolen route to an 85-54 victory on Jan. 30, 2008, at the Joyce Center. NotreDameforcedProvidenceintoaseason-high29 turnovers, including23 steals— themostbytheIrishin13yearsandoneshyoftheBIGEASTConferencerecord. Lindsay Schrader had game highs of 15points and nine rebounds for Notre Dame.Charel Allen had 12 points andDevereaux Petersprovidedthe Irishwithasparkoff thebench,alsoscoring12pointson5-of-6shoot-ing.PointguardsTulyah GainesandMelissa Lechlitneradded10pointsapiece,whileAllenalsohadacareer-highsixsteals,andGainesandAshley Barlowpickedupfoureach. The Irish scored 34 points off Providenceturnovers,outreboundedtheFriars,45-32,andoutscoredtheminside,38-28.

NotreDamestartedslowly,makingjustoneofitsfirst10shotstofallbehind,9-3.ButGainesgottheIrishgoingwithasteal,behind-the-backdribble and layup to ignite the 20-2 run andNotreDamenever saw its leaddipbelow10pointstherestoftheway. Hankins ledProvidencewith15pointsandShantee Darrianhad10.

The Last Time ND And Providence Met At Alumni HallCharel Allenscoredeightofhergame-high26pointsinNotreDame’s21-0second-halfrunastheIrishpulledawayfromProvidenceafterthebreakandpostedan82-65BIGEASTConfer-ence victory on Feb. 17, 2007, at Alumni Hall in Providence,R.I. Allenmadeabitofhistory,becomingthefirstNotreDameplayerinnearly10yearstoscore25-or-more points in three consecutive games. However, Allenwas just part of a balancedscoringeffortforNotreDame,whichgotapar-ticularlystrongperformancefromitsfreshmen.Melissa Lechlitnerscored16pointsanddeliv-eredateam-highfourassistsinareserverole,while Erica Williamson chipped in 10pointsandsevenreboundsandAshley Barlowcardedeightpointsandagame-highninerebounds. Chelsea MarandolapacedProvidencewith24 points and nine rebounds,whileShauna Snyder added 11markers. However, NotreDameheldtheFriarstoa.324fieldgoalpercent-ageandownedasizeable45-36edgeontheglass.Inaddition,theIrishweresharpatthefoulline,connectingata77.8percentclip(28-of-36)ontheday.

#20 Notre Dame 85, Providence 54January 30, 2008Joyce Center (Notre Dame, Ind.)

Providence (54)Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tpDarrian 25 3-6 0-1 4-6 8 0 3 10Hankins 34 7-14 0-0 1-3 5 1 1 15Clark 25 3-4 0-0 1-3 6 0 3 7Dorsey 22 1-5 0-2 0-0 0 2 4 2Holmes 39 2-12 0-3 0-0 5 6 2 4Hull 26 2-5 1-2 3-4 2 1 3 8Lorenc 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 3 0Cournoyer 21 2-3 0-0 4-4 2 0 3 8Team 4Totals 200 20-49 1-8 13-20 32 10 22 54

Notre Dame (85)Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tpWilliamson 14 1-4 0-0 1-2 3 0 3 3Gaines 23 4-6 0-1 2-2 1 0 2 10Allen 25 3-9 0-0 6-8 6 2 0 12Barlow 25 2-9 0-4 5-6 6 4 2 9Schrader 17 7-9 0-0 1-2 9 1 2 15Tsipis 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0Peters 23 5-6 0-0 2-2 4 1 3 12Mallory 15 1-6 0-3 4-6 0 2 2 6Lechlitner 26 3-12 1-3 3-4 2 4 0 10Bruszewski 17 2-4 0-0 0-1 3 1 0 4D’Amico 11 1-2 0-0 2-2 2 0 3 4Team 8Totals 200 29-67 1-11 26-35 45 15 17 85

Providence 19 35 — 54Notre Dame 36 49 — 85

FG Pct: Providence40.8,NotreDame44.4.3-PT FG Pct: Providence12.5,NotreDame9.1.FT Pct: Providence65.0, Notre Dame 74.3.Turnovers: Providence 29, Notre Dame15. Blocked Shots: Providence3(Lorenc2),NotreDame2.Steals: Providence8 (Hankins3),NotreDame23 (Allen6).Attendance: 5,287.

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BIG EAST Overall

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(1/1) Connecticut 14 0 28 0

(8/8) Louisville 12 2 25 3

(15/20)Pittsburgh 11 3 21 5

Villanova 9 5 17 11

u(23/22) NOTRE DAME 8 6 19 7

DePaul 8 6 20 8

Rutgers 8 6 17 10

Georgetown 7 7 17 10

Marquette 7 7 16 12

SouthFlorida 6 8 19 9

St.John’s 4 10 16 11

Syracuse 4 10 15 12

WestVirginia 4 10 15 12

Providence 4 10 10 17

Seton Hall 3 11 15 12

Cincinnati 3 11 13 14(n) Ranking in Associated Press/ESPN-USA Today polls

Player of the WeekNov. 24 ............................... Angel McCoughtry, LouisvilleDec.1 ...........................Renee Montgomery, ConnecticutDec.8 ................................. ShavonteZellous,PittsburghDec.15 ............................... Angel McCoughtry, LouisvilleDec.22 ............................... ShavonteZellous,PittsburghDec.29 ..................................AngelRobinson,MarquetteJan. 5 ...................................MoniqueMcLean,St.John’sJan. 12 ................................ Angel McCoughtry, LouisvilleJan. 19 ..................................... Maya Moore, ConnecticutJan. 26 ................................ ShavonteZellous,PittsburghFeb. 2 ................................. Angel McCoughtry, LouisvilleFeb. 9 ......................................SarahMiles,WestVirginiaFeb. 16 ............................... Angel McCoughtry, LouisvilleFeb. 23 ............................... Angel McCoughtry, Louisville

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,CincinnatiJan. 26 ...................................... KeishaHampton,DePaulFeb. 2 .................................... TiffanyHayes,ConnecticutFeb. 9 .....................................KandiceGreen,SetonHallFeb. 16 .................................. TiffanyHayes,ConnecticutFeb. 23 .................................. TiffanyHayes,Connecticut

Upcoming BIG EAST GamesSaturday, February 28 • Notre Dame at Providence 2:00p •CincinnatiatSouthFlorida 2:00p •PittsburghatLouisville 2:00p •RutgersatSt.John’s 2:00p •SyracuseatWestVirginia 2:00p •VillanovaatGeorgetown 3:00p •SetonHallatConnecticut(Hartford) 7:30p •MarquetteatDePaul 8:00p

Sunday, March 1 Nogamesscheduled

Monday, March 2 • West Virginia at Notre Dame 3:30p •DePaulatCincinnati 7:00p •GeorgetownatSetonHall 7:00p •ProvidenceatSyracuse 7:00p •St.John’satPittsburgh 7:00p •SouthFloridaatVillanova 7:00p •ConnecticutatRutgers 7:30p •LouisvilleatMarquette 9:00p

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Associated Press Poll• February 23, 2009: Poll #16 Team (First-Place Votes) Rec Pts LW1 uConnecticut (44) 27-0 1,100 12 Oklahoma 24-2 1,056 23 Stanford 22-4 996 44 California 22-3 897 65 Maryland 23-4 877 96 Baylor 21-4 859 57 Auburn 26-2 848 38 uLouisville 25-3 834 89 North Carolina 23-4 777 1010 Duke 22-4 714 711 FloridaState 23-5 681 1112 TexasA&M 20-5 623 1413 Xavier 24-4 487 1714 OhioState 22-5 478 2015 uPittsburgh 19-5 443 1916 Texas 19-7 389 1217 Florida 23-5 373 1518 Tennessee 19-8 301 1319 uVanderbilt 21-7 297 1820 Kansas State 21-4 257 1621 SouthDakotaState 26-2 255 2222 Virginia 21-7 223 2323 NOTRE DAME 18-7 174 2424 Arizona State 20-6 157 2525 Iowa State 19-7 94 21OthersReceivingVotes:BowlingGreen43,uDePaul 28, Middle Tennessee 10,uPurdue 8, VCU 7, Wisconsin-Green Bay 6, Marist 4, uLSU 2, Utah 2.

ESPN/USA Today/WBCA Coaches’ Poll• February 24, 2009: Poll #16 Team (First-Place Votes) Rec Pts LW1 uConnecticut (31) 27-0 775 12 Stanford 22-4 722 43 Oklahoma 24-3 683 24 California 22-3 661 65 Maryland 23-4 633 76 Auburn 26-2 616 37 Baylor 21-4 596 58 uLouisville 25-3 544 99 TexasA&M 21-5 528 1110 North Carolina 24-4 501 1011 Duke 22-4 488 812 FloridaState 23-5 436 1213 Xavier 24-4 378 1614 OhioState 22-5 352 1715 Kansas State 21-4 287 1416 SouthDakotaState 26-2 284 1817 Florida 23-5 262 1518 Texas 19-7 251 1319 Virginia 21-7 207 2120 uPittsburgh 20-5 204 2221 uVanderbilt 21-7 181 2022 NOTRE DAME 18-7 130 2423 Tennessee 19-8 124 1924 Iowa State 19-7 61 2325 BowlingGreen 23-2 53 —Others Receiving Votes: Arizona State 40,Middle Ten-nessee 40, Marist 16, VCU 7,uDePaul 4, Wisconsin-Green Bay 4, uBoston College 2, Arkansas-Little Rock 1,Gonzaga1,MississippiState1,NorthCarolinaA&T1,OklahomaState1.

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AlumniHallhasbeenadifficultplaceforNotreDametoplayinrecentyears,anditappearedthattrendwouldcontinue,astheIrishbattledthrough turnover problems in the opening 20 minutesandneverledbymorethantwopoints,while the Friars controlledmuchof the earlytempo.However, inasignof thingstocome,NotreDameclosedthefirsthalfona10-3run,gettingsixpointsfromAlleninthespurttotakea39-36halftimelead. TheIrishthencamechargingfromthegateinthesecondhalf,rippingoff21unansweredpointsinthefirst7:58andnotallowingProvi-dence to score a single point untilBrittany Dorseymadetwofoulshotswith11:03remain-inginthesecondhalf.TheFriarsalsomisfiredontheirfirst12fieldgoalattemptsoftheperiod,whiletheIrishmadesevenofitsfirst10shotsinthatsamespan.SnyderfinallybrokethePCshootingdroughtwithafoul-linejumperatthe10:37mark,butby then,NotreDamewas incompletecontrol,leading61-40.TheIrishgottheleadashighas67-42beforealatethree-pointer by Ashley Etheridgehelpedthehostsclosethefinalmarginto17points.

Other ND-Providence Series Tidbits• Providence is one of twoBIG EAST op-

ponents againstwhomNotre Dame haslost (minimumof fivegamesplayed),withCincinnati (5-0) being the other.

• NotreDame’s16-gamewinningstreakvs.ProvidenceisitslongestactivestringagainstaBIGEASTopponent.

• NotreDamehasscoredatleast80pointsininmorethanhalf(nine)oftheseriesgamesagainstPC,includingeachofthepasttwomeetings.

• Providencehasreachedthe70-point levelthreetimesagainstNotreDame(allcominginthefirstthreeseriesgames),andtheFriarshavescoredmorethan60pointsthreetimesin the past 13 games vs. the Irish.

• NotreDamehaswon14of the 16 seriesgamesagainstProvidencebydouble-digitmargins,withtheexceptionscomingonJan.5,2002(72-66inSouthBend)andFeb.16,2003(67-61atPC).

• TheIrishhaveaveraged83.3pointsintheireight priormatchupswith Providence atAlumni Hall, topping the 90-point mark in theirfirstfourvisitsandwinningalleightbyanaverageof21.3pointspergame.

• Between the two teams, there are threeformerwinnersoftheGatoradeHighSchoolPlayeroftheYearawardintheirrespectivestates—NotreDameseniorguardLindsay Schrader (Illinois - 2005) and freshmanforwardKellie Watson (Michigan - 2008) andProvidenceseniorguardChelsea Ma-randola (RhodeIsland-2004-05).

• Notre Dame sophomore guardBrittany MalloryandProvidencesophomoreguard/forwardMi-Khida HankinsdueledregularlyduringtheirprepdaysinBaltimore—Mal-loryatMcDonoghSchoolandHankinsatSt.FrancesAcademy. The schools are in thesameconferenceandplayedaminimumoftwiceperyear, includingthe2008IAAMAConferencetitleclash,wonbySt.Frances,68-63. Both players alsowere first-team

All-Metro selections by the Baltimore Sun in2006and2007.

• SeveralmembersoftheNotreDameathlet-ics department have ties to Providence,includinghockeyassociateheadcoachPaul Pooley (PCheadcoach from1994-2005),directorofathleticsmarketingBeth Hunter (’98PCgradandgraduateassistantinPCathleticsmarketingofficefrom1998-2000),assistantathleticsdirector/sports informa-tion directorBernadette Cafarelli (PCassistantdirectorofathleticsmarketing,pro-motionsandmediarelationsfrom1987-94)andassistantsportsinformationdirectorTim Connor(memberofPCathleticsmarketing,promotionsandmedia relationsstaff from1987-2000,spendingthefinalsixyearsasPC’sdirectorofathleticmediarelations).

Peaking When It CountsWhen the regular season enters its stretch run in themonthofFebruary,NotreDamehistoricallyseemstoraiseitslevelofplay.SincejoiningtheBIGEASTConferencein1995-96,theIrishare80-23(.777)inFebruarygames,includinga46-5(.902) mark at home. In the 22-year Muffet McGraw era (1987-present), the Irish are 128-38 (.771) in the month of February, including a 68-11 (.861) homerecord. In that time,NotreDamehasnothada losingFebruary,andonlyoncedidtheIrish

Notre Dame In the PollsAssociated Press Poll Weeks RankedWeek Points Rank 08-09 All TimeNov.1,2008(Pre) 374 16 1 161Nov. 17, 2008 459 15 2 162Nov. 24, 2008 579 14 3 163Dec.1,2008 669 11 4 164Dec.8,2008 784 8 5 165Dec.15,2008 598 13 6 166Dec.22,2008 609 12 7 167Dec.29,2008 607 12 8 168Jan. 5, 2009 644 12 9 169Jan. 12, 2009 758 10 10 170Jan. 19, 2009 601 13 11 171Jan. 26, 2009 443 17 12 172Feb. 2, 2009 261 19 13 173Feb. 9, 2009 205 22 14 174Feb. 16, 2009 130 24 15 175Feb. 23, 2009 174 23 16 176SEASON 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 162Jan. 27, 2009 399 13 12 163Feb. 3, 2009 294 16 13 164Feb. 10, 2009 194 22 14 165Feb. 17, 2009 105 24 15 166Feb. 24, 2009 130 22 16 167SEASON HIGHS 656 4



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endthemonthat.500(4-4in1988-89,McGraw’ssecondseasoninSouthBend).

Serving NoticeNotreDameis5-3againstAssociatedPressTop25 opponents this season,with four of thosevictoriescomingagainstnon-conferenceoppo-nents.Thatmarksthefirsttimeinschoolhistorythe Irish have registered four non-conferenceTop25victoriesintheregularseason.ThefourrankedwinsalsocurrentlyrepresentnearlyhalfoftheBIGEAST’snineTop25winsduringthe2008-09 non-conference schedule (no otherleagueschoolhasmorethantwoTop25non-conferencevictoriesthisseason). TwoofNotreDame’sthreelossestorankedopponentshavecomeagainstAP top-10 foesbyanaverageof7.5points.TheIrishdroppeda71-66decisionathometoNo.10/12LouisvilleonFeb.11,andbowedattop-rankedConnecticut,76-66, on Feb. 22 (the closest any team has come totakingdowntheHuskiesthisseason).

Closer Than You ThinkNotreDame’s seven losses this season havecomebyanaverageof8.3pointspergame(allby12pointsorfewer),andinsixofthem,theIrisheitherledinthesecondhalf,orhadachancetotaketheleaddownthestretch. OnDec. 10 at Michigan, NotreDame ledby twowith 13 seconds left in regulation, buta turnoverallowed theWolverines tosend thegametoOT.Intheextrasession,theIrishhadtwochancestotieortaketheleadinthefinal20seconds,butcameupshort,falling63-59. OnJan. 13 at Marquette,NotreDameledbyasmanyaseightpointsinthesecondhalf,andtrailedbyonlytwowith4:30toplaybeforetheGoldenEaglespulledawayfora75-65win. OnJan. 24 at Villanova,theIrishneverled,butalsoralliedfroma14-pointfirst-halfdeficittogetwithinonepointthreetimesinthesecondhalf.NotreDamehadfoursecond-halfposses-sionswithachancetotieortakethelead,butcouldneverquitemanagetobreakthrough,astheWildcatsgamelyhungonfora55-48win. OnFeb. 3 at No. 22/24 Pittsburgh, Notre Damenearlyeraseda13-pointfirst-halfdeficit,trimming themargin to one point twice, andevenhadachancetotie,butmissedoneoftwofreethrows4:45intothesecondhalfbeforethePanthersfinallydrewcleardownthestretch. OnFeb. 11 vs. No. 10/12 Louisville, the Irish useda12-2second-halfruntovirtuallywipeouta14-pointCardinallead,gettingwithin63-61with1:49leftbeforeLouisvilleearnedathree-shotfoulwithonesecondontheshotclockontheensuingpossession(andhitallthreefreethrows).NotreDamegotbackwithin three twicemore in thefinalminute, but theCardinalsmadeabasketandthreefreethrowstokeeptheIrishatbay. OnFeb. 22 at No. 1 Connecticut,NotreDametooka43-41leadwith16:11toplay,becomingthefirstteamtoownasecond-halfleadontheHuskies this season. However, Connecticut respondedwitha22-1runduringthenext6:39towrestcontrolawayfromtheIrish,whoralliedbackwithineightpointstwiceinthefinal1:13.

A Real Smart Al-LechJunior point guard and tri-captainMelissa

LechlitnerhadstartedonlyonceinherfirsttwoseasonsatNotreDame,buttheMishawaka,Ind.,nativeseemstobemakingupforlosttimethisyear,whileemergingasoneofthemostimprovedplayersintheBIGEASTConference. Lechlitner has nearly doubled her scoringaveragefromlastyearto10.7pointspergame,with 14 double-figurescoringnights(after16inherfirsttwoseasonscombined). She alsotossedinacareer-high19pointsonDec.7inavictory over No. 17/20 Purdue at the JoyceCenter. Inaddition,Lechlitnerranks among the con-ferencepacesetters inassists(11th,3.5apg.)andassist/turnoverratio(eighth, 1.48). Her numbers are even better since BIGEASTplaybegan, ranking sixth in assist/turnoverratio(1.61)andseventhinassists(4.14).Across the board, these averages are careerhighs,insomecasesevendoublingherpreviousbests. Offthecourt,LechlitnerwasaprimecandidateforESPN The Magazine AcademicAll-Districtstatus, having been nominated for the honoraftercompilinga3.357cumulativegrade-pointaverage(GPA)throughthefall2008semesterassheworkstowardsherdegreeinpsychology.

One Killer BSophomoreforwardBecca Bruszewski is mak-ingthemostofherfirstseasonasastarterfortheIrish,tyingforthirdontheteaminscoring(10.7ppg.),secondinrebounding(4.8rpg.)andfirstin fieldgoalpercentage (.502,11th in theBIGEASTConference).TheValparaiso, Ind.,nativehasdoubledlastyear’sscoring(5.0ppg.)andre-bounding(2.5rpg.)av-erages,whileaddingareliable three-point shot to her arsenal (.381, 16-of-42) aftermaking1-of-2frombeyondthearc last season. Bruszewski has been especially sharp in the past seven games, av-eraging15.7pointsand6.6reboundspergamewitha.512fieldgoalpercentage(42-of-82).Shehasscoredindoublefiguresinsixofthosesevengames,withherfirstcareerdouble-double (14points,career-high12rebounds)onFeb.8inawinoverNo.25DePaul.Shealsohaseithertiedorsetanewcareerscoringhighinthreeofthepastfourgames,includingapairofcareer-best20-pointoutingsaweekapartatSouthFlorida(Feb.17)andathomevs.Syracuse(Feb.24).

Make Mine A Grand(e)With 16 points against No. 10/12 Louisville on Feb. 11, junior guard and tri-captainAshley Barlowbecamethe24thplayerinNotreDamewomen’sbasketballhistorytoscore1,000careerpoints. Barlow hit the milestone on the nose by makingtwofreethrowswith37secondsleft. Nowranking22ndontheIrishall-timescoring

Notre Dame Leads Series 16-0Date Site Result Score1/14/96 Providence W 90-8012/7/96 NotreDame W 91-752/16/97 Providence W 97-741/24/98 NotreDame W 109-601/10/99 NotreDame W 79-561/30/99 Providence W 97-592/1/00 Providence W 90-601/31/01 NotreDame W 64-441/5/02 NotreDame W 72-661/19/02 Providence W 69-412/16/03 Providence W 67-612/14/04 NotreDame W 81-512/9/05 Providence W 75-572/4/06 NotreDame W 66-482/17/07 Providence W 82-651/30/08 NotreDame W 85-54

Series Scoring Total Average NotreDame 1,314 82.1Providence 951 59.4

Current Win Streak:NotreDame-16gamesMuffet McGraw vs. Providence: 16-0Phil Seymore vs. Notre Dame: 0-3McGraw vs. Seymore:McGrawleads3-0ND Biggest Win: 49 (109-60 on 1/24/98)PC Biggest Win: NoneND Longest Win Streak: 16 (1996-present)PC Longest Win Streak: None

THE TALE OF THE TAPE ND PCOverall/BIGEASTrecord 19-7/8-6 10-17/4-10AP/ESPN-USA Todayrank 23/22 —

SCORINGPointsscoredpergame 73.0 58.1Pointsallowedpergame 62.6 64.2Fieldgoalpercentage .439 .365Three-pointpercentage .331 .302Free throw percentage .704 .732

REBOUNDINGReboundspergame 40.1 38.2Opponentrebs.pergame 37.4 40.2Reboundingmargin +2.7 (-2.0)

OTHERAssists per game 15.3 12.1Turnoverspergame 16.3 17.6Assist/turnover ratio 0.94 0.68Blockedshotspergame 4.3 5.3Steals per game 10.1 7.3

Melissa Lechlitner Season Improvement

’07-08 ’08-09PPG 5.5 10.7 FG% .353 .391 3FG% .216 .339FT% .766 .814RPG 2.0 2.7APG 2.6 3.5A/TO 1.28 1.48SPG 1.1 1.3

Becca Bruszewski Season Improvement

’07-08 ’08-09PPG 5.0 10.7 10p gms 6 14 20p gms 0 2 Dbl-dbl 0 1RPG 2.5 4.8APG 0.4 1.5BPG 0.3 0.6SPG 0.5 1.0


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list(1,047),BarlowisthefirstNotreDameplayerto score her 1,000th career point since Charel Allenreachedthe mark on F e b . 2 6 , 2007, at De-Paul. Barlowalsocouldbejoined in theIr ish 1,000-Po in t C lublater this seasonby senior guard and fellowcaptain Lindsay Schrader, who presently has 994 career points.

Using Her Charge CardJunior center Erica Williamsonhasdevelopedanuncannyknackfordrawingchargesdespiteher6-foot-4frame.TheCharlotte,N.C.,producthas taken a team-high 12 charges this season, nearly half ofNotreDame’s team total of 26todate. ThisisthefirstseasontheIrishhavetrackedchargestaken(whichareanunofficialstatisticandnotrecognizedbytheNCAA),althoughitis believedWilliamsondrewat least adozenoffensivefoulslastyear.

Piping Hot TurnoversAfterforcinganopponent-record737turnovers(21.7pergame)lastseason,NotreDameisona similar pace again this year, causing 511 turn-overs (19.7 per game) through 26 games. MorethanhalfofthoseturnovershavecomeviaIrishsteals,withNotreDameregistering262thefts (10.1pergame, third in theBIGEAST)after leading the conference in that categoryeachofthepasttwoseasons—thefirsttimethe Irishwon their league’s steal title since1990-91,whentheytooktophonorsintheoldMidwesternCollegiateConference(nowknownas theHorizonLeague)with a school-record397 steals (12.4 spg.), while their 237 steals (14.8spg.)inconferenceplayremainaHorizonLeaguestandardtothisday.

Born To RunNotreDamehasusedsome impressivescor-ingstreakstotakecommandinseveralgamesthis season. In fact, the Irish have fashioned10 game-changing runs duringwhich theyhaveoutscoredtheiropponentbyat least12points. Furthermore,NotreDamehasmanufacturedthreestreaksofatleast16consecutivepointsthisseason,includinga27-0blitzinthesecondhalfofitswinoverGeorgiaSouthernonNov.25.Thatwasthe sec-ond-lon-gest run of unan-swe redpoints in s c h o o l h is tory, t o pp edonly by a 31-0 run inthefirsthalfofawinoverPittsburghonJan.18, 1997, at the Joyce Center.

Road WarriorsNotreDameis19-9(.679)intrueroadgamesduring thepast twoseasons. Inaddition, thepastsevenroadlossesfortheIrishhavebeendecidedbyanaverageof8.4pointspergame(all by 12 points or fewer), including all fiveroadsetbacksthisseason(averagemarginof8.6 ppg.). FromDec.28-Jan.6,theIrishembarkedonafour-gameroadswing,theirlongestregular-season trip since early in the 2002-03 season, sweeping games at Charlotte (68-61), No. 20/19 Vanderbilt(59-57),SetonHall(66-60)andDeP-aul (86-62). Itwas the first timeNotreDamewon fourconsecutivegames,allontheroad(opponent’shomefloor) since Jan. 7-19, 1991,when theIrishwon at Butler (80-64), DePaul (81-66),Loyola-Chicago(66-55)andMarquette(91-73)insuccessionduringNotreDame’sfirstfullweekasarankedteaminprogramhistory.

New Kids On The BlockItmaynotbeexactlythewayIrishheadcoachMuffet McGraw envisioned it prior to theseason,butNotreDame’sfreshmanclasshasbeen getting some valuable on-the-job training this year. Withseason-endingkneeinjuriestosopho-mores Devereaux PetersandBrittany Mallory, the Irishbenchnowbasically consists of thefour-player freshman class— forwardErica SolomonandKellie WatsonandguardsNata-lie NovoselandFraderica Miller. Yet,despitetheirrelativelackofexperienceatthecollegelevel,allfourplayershavemadesolidcontributionstoNotreDame’s19-7record.Threeofthefourhavescoredindoublefiguresat least three times (Novosel-8, Solomon-7, Watson-3),withbothWatsonandNovoselalsotwicebeingnamedtheBIGEASTFreshmanoftheWeek(Watson-Dec.1&8;Novosel-Dec.29 & Jan. 12). What’smore, those three aforementionedplayers each are averaging at least 15 minutes pernight,whilethespeedyMillerhasemergedas Notre Dame’s go-to defensive stopper,averaging nearly one steal per game in her 18 appearances this season. NotreDame’sknackforquickplayerdevelop-mentshouldcomeasnosurprise—theIrishhavedeveloped fiveBIGEASTAll-FreshmanTeamselectionsinthepasttwoseasonsalone(includingPetersandMallorylastyear),themostofanyteamintheconference.

Spreading The WealthNotreDame has seen nine different playersleadtheteaminscoringthisseason,withsixof the Irish leading scorers also registering acareer-scoringhighatsomepointthisyear—Brittany Mallory vs. Georgia Southern (19), Kellie Watson vs. Michigan State (18), Melissa Lechlitnervs.Purdue(19),Erica Williamson vs. Georgetown (21), Natalie Novosel vs. Rutgers (19)andBecca BruszewskiatSouthFlorida/vs.Syracuse(20).Theotherteam-leadingscor-ersthisseasonhavebeenjuniorguardAshley Barlow,whohassetthepacefortheIrisheighttimes, senior guardLindsay Schrader, who haspostedsixteam-highscoringgames,and

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Day of the WeekSunday 5-1Monday 0-0Tuesday 6-3Wednesday 1-2Thursday 0-0Friday 0-0Saturday 7-1

Time of GameDaygames(before6p.mlocaltime) 12-2Night games (6 p.m. or later local time) 7-5

LocationHome games 10-2Roadgames 9-5Neutral site games 0-0

Halftime scoreLeadingatthehalf 16-2Tiedatthehalf 1-0Trailingatthehalf 2-5

Individual scoringTwoorfewerdouble-figurescorers 0-3Threedouble-figurescorers 8-3Fourdouble-figurescorers 8-1Fiveormoredouble-figurescorers 3-0

Rebounding marginGrabmorereboundsthanopponents 12-1Grabsamenumberofreboundsasopponents 1-1Grabfewerreboundsthanopponents 6-5

Field goal shootingHigher pct. than opponent 15-1Lower pct. than opponent 3-6Same pct. as opponent 1-0Shoot 45% or better 10-1Shoot less than 45% 9-6Holdopponentunder40% 14-2

Free throw marginMakemorefreethrows 14-1Makesamenumberoffreethrows 0-1Makefewerfreethrows 5-5

TurnoversCommitfewerturnovers 11-5Commitsamenumberofturnovers 1-1Commit more turnovers 7-1

MiscellaneousVs.Top25(APorESPN/USA Today polls) 5-3Oncommercialtelevision 5-4In white jerseys 8-0In alternate white jerseys (green trim) 0-1In alternate white jerseys (pink trim) 2-1In blue jerseys 9-5In green jerseys 0-0

Margin of Victory1-5 points 3-26-10 points 6-411-15 points 2-116-20 points 2-021+ points 6-0In overtime games 0-1

Conference AffiliationAtlantic Coast 1-0Atlantic 10 1-0BIGEAST 8-6BigTen 2-1Horizon League 2-0Mid-American 1-0MissouriValley 1-0Southeastern 2-0Southern 1-0

MonthNovember 5-0December 6-1January 5-3February 3-3March 0-0

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)Georgia Southern 24-5 (13:52-4:25, 1st)Syracuse 24-6 (18:58-13:00, 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)

ND 1,000-Point Scorers20. DanielleGreen(’95-’00) ... 1,10621. CarrieBates(’81-’85) ...... 1,060 22. uA. Barlow (’06-pres.) ... 1,04723. MolliePeirick(’94-’98) ..... 1,03424. KelleySiemon(’97-’01) ... 1,006 —. uL. Schrader (’05-pres.) ... 994



freshmanforwardErica Solomon,whotossedin a team-high 14 points on Feb. 3 at No. 22/24 Pittsburgh. TheonlythreeplayersontheIrishrosterwhohavenottakenaturnleadingtheteaminscoringthus far are injured sophomore forwardDe-vereaux Peters(outforseasonwithtornACLinherleftknee),freshmanguardFraderica Miller andwalk-onjuniorguardAlena Christiansen, whowasaddedtotheIrishrosteronDec.19. Fortheseason,10ofthe12playersonNotreDamerosterhavescored indoublefiguresatleastonce,withMillerandChristiansenaimingto join that club.

More On The Balance BeamNotreDamewasrankedamongthetop50ineight NCAA team statistical categories (asofMonday), ledby aNo. 26 ranking in scoringoffense(73.0ppg.). At the same time, only one Irish player is ap-pearinginthetop50ofthe10NCAAindividualstatisticalrankings—juniorguardAshley Bar-low is 44th in the nation in steals (2.54 spg.).

A Start We Can Believe InNotreDame’s14-1startwasthesecond-best15-gamedebutinschoolhistory.TheonlytimeanIrishsquadstartedbetterthanthisyear’sclub was 2000-01, when Notre Dameopened the seasonwithaschool-record23 consecutive wins enroutetotheprogram’sfirstNo.1rankingandeventually,itsfirstnationalchampionship.

Polling StationNotreDameisranked23rdinthisweek’sAs-sociatedPresspoll, risingone spot from thepreviousweek’srank.It’sthe36thconsecutiveAPpoll appearance for the Irish,whomovedintotheTop10fortheninth time in the past 13 seasons (1996-97 through 2008-09) with their No. 8 ranking on Dec.8. Notre Dame hasbeen ranked in theAPpollfor176weeksduring the program’s32-year history, with everyoneofthoseap-pearances coming in the Muffet McGraw era (since 1987-88). McGraw ranks 13th among all active NCAA Division I headcoaches forweeks in theAPpoll, and also is tied for 24th all-time in thatcategory. Inaddition,theIrishearnedtheir36thcon-secutive ranking in this week’s ESPN/USA Today/WBCAcoaches’poll,risingtwospotstoNo.22.NotreDame’sseason-highpollpositionoffourthonJan.6and13wasthehighestrank-ingforNotreDameinthecoachespollsincetheweekofJan.5,2005,whentheIrishchecked

inatNo.3.NotreDamehasappeared in thecoaches’pollfor167weeksduringitshistory(allcomingduringMcGraw’stenure).

More Polling DataNotre Dame headcoach Muffet McGraw isoneof24peopleinNCAADivisionIwom-en’sbasketballhistorywhohavebothplayedforandcoachedateamthat has appeared inthe AssociatedPressTop25poll. Besidesher176APpoll appearances while coaching at Notre Dame,McGraw wasthestartingpointguardatSaintJoseph’s(Pa.)as a senior in 1977, helping the Hawks rise to No. 3 in the nation. Of the 24 people onthis list, 13 currently are NCAA Division Iheadcoaches(seeaccompanyingchart).

Nostradamus In High HeelsWith the Irish trailingatNo.20/19Vanderbilt,36-24,athalftimeonDec.30,NotreDameheadcoach Muffet McGrawcalmlywalkedintothelockerroomandassuredherteamthattheywereabouttopulloffoneofthegreatestcomebacksinschoolhistory.Asitturnedout,shewasrighton the money. AftertheCommodoresexpandedtheirleadto 18 points on two occasions (the last at 46-28 with15:56toplay),NotreDamewenttowork,blitzingVanderbiltwitha22-0runoverthenext8:40totakethelead.VUtiedthegameat50-50,buttheIrishthenwentontopforgoodonalayupbysophomoreforwardBecca Bruszewski with 4:06left,cappingtheimprobablerally. Thepreviousschool-recordcomebackhadbeen 16 points, which took place on March 30,2001,attheNCAAWomen’sFinalFourinSt. Louis,whenNotreDameerased a 47-31deficit late in the first half and chargedpastConnecticut,90-75onthewaytotheprogram’sfirstnationalchampionship.

Game #26 Recap: SyracuseSeniorguardLindsay Schraderhad23pointsandeightrebounds,sophomoreforwardBecca Bruszewski added20points andNo. 23/22NotreDameracedouttoa17-pointleadinthefirsthalfonthewaytobeatingSyracuse90-79onTuesdaynightattheJoyceCenter. Junior center Erica Williamson added 18points, 11 rebounds and five blocked shotsfortheIrish(19-7,8-6BIGEAST).JuniorguardAshley Barlowhad13andfellowjuniorguardMelissa Lechlitner 12. Nicole MichaelledtheOrange(15-12,4-10)with 17points andChandrea Jones had16pointsand11rebounds. TheIrishlookedliketheyweregoingtowininablowout,openinga24-7leadearly.Buta13-0

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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)— as well as first in the federal listing for black student-athletes (84). Both the federal graduation-rate figures andtheGSRnumbersforNotreDamestudent-athletesfoundtheIrishrankedfourthorbetternationallyinfivemajorcategoriesamong 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. TheNotreDamewomen’sbasketball program has pro-ducedfiveAcademicAll-America® honorees in its 32-year his-tory,withthosefiveplayerswinningatotalofsevencitations.Inaddition, two-time first-teamAcademicAll-America® pick Ruth Rileywastappedasthe2001AcademicAll-America® Women’sBasketballTeamMemberoftheYear,aswellastheAcademicAll-America®TeamMemberoftheYear.Rileyalsoisoneofonly10student-athletes inNotreDamehistory toearnAll-AmericanandAcademicAll-America® honors twice in her career. Megan Duffy was the latest honoree in 2006, when she was 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)

* = also Academic All-America® Women’s Basketball Team Member of the Year and Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year

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

AP Poll AppearancesActive D-I Coaches

1. Summitt(Tenn) 5592. Landers(UGa) 4313. Stringer (RU) 38812. Blair(TAMU) 20713. uMcGraw (ND) 17614. Coale(OU) 153

All-Time D-I Coaches1. Summitt(Tenn) 5592. Landers(UGa) 4313. Conradt(Texas) 39523. Sanderford(WKU) 18224. uMcGraw (ND) 176 Washington (KU) 176NOTE: through Feb. 23 AP poll

AP Poll AppearancesAs Player & Coach

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AmandaButler(Florida)JuneDaugherty(Wash.St.)Nell Fortner (Auburn)MaChelleJoseph(Ga.Tech)WendyLarry(ODU)JoanneMcCallie(Duke)Kathy McConnell-Miller (Colo.)uMuffet McGraw (ND)Kim Mulkey (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.



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runbytheOrangelateinthehalf,highlightedbyafour-pointplaybyTasha Harris,tiedthescore at 36. Notre Dame led 38-36 at halftime, thenopenedthesecondhalfwitha5-0spurt.TheIrish took control with a 12-4 run, opening a 57-45 leadwhen theymade four free throwsas Juanita Wardwascalled for a foul andatechnical.

Noting The Syracuse Game• NotreDameposted its highestpoint total

sinceNov.23,whenitearneda102-54winat Boston College.

• TheIrishalsohadfivedouble-figurescorersforthefirsttimesincethatBCgameandthethirdtimethisseason.

• Notre Dame notched its best field goalpercentage since Jan. 10, when they shot 53.8 percent in a win over Georgetown at the Joyce Center.

• The Irishmatched theirBIGEASTseasonhighwith 52 second-half points, havingalso scored52 in thefinal 20minutes vs.Georgetown (the overall season high is 53 second-halfpointsatBC).

• NotreDame’s24-6first-halfblitzwasitsbestscoringrunsinceJan.13atMarquette,whentheIrishreeledoffa20-2spurtlateinthefirsthalf.

• Forthesecondtimeinthreegames,NotreDamefieldedtwo20-pointscorers,havingalsodonesoexactlyoneweekagoatSouthFlorida(withthesametwoplayers-SchraderandBruszewski); prior to thatUSFgame,it hadbeenmore than two years (Dec. 6,2006vs.Purdue)sincetheIrishhadrolledout multiple 20-point scorers in the same game.

• NotreDameimprovesto10-2athomethisseason, marking the 12th time in the past 14 seasonstheIrishhaveposteddouble-digithome wins.

• Forthethirdtimethisseason,NotreDameplayedtwiceinalittlemorethan48hours,and in all three cases, the Irish havewonthebackendofthatquickturnaround(alsoNov.25vs.GeorgiaSouthernandDec.30at#20/19Vanderbilt);theIrishwillhaveonemoresuchquirkintheschedule,withtheirregular-seasonfinalenextMonday(March2)athomevs.WestVirginiacomingtwodaysafterthetriptoProvidence.

• NotreDametieditsseasonhighwitheightblocks,amarkitattainedtwicebefore(mostrecentlyonDec.13atValparaiso).

• NotreDame rises to 22-2 all-timeagainstSyracuse, including an 11-0mark at theJoyce Center, where the Irish have won the pastnine(and10of11)bydoublefigures.

• TheIrishnowhavescoredatleast70pointsin19of24seriesgames,withthisbeingtheirhighest offensiveoutput againstSyracusesince Jan. 26, 1999 (a 94-61win atSU’sformerhome,ManleyFieldHouse).

• Meanwhile, theOrange top the 70-pointmarkforthethirdtimeintheseries,andfirstsince March 3, 2002, when they upset the Irish,84-79 in thequarterfinalsof theBIGEASTChampionshipatPiscataway,N.J.

• NotreDame’s22serieswinsaretiedforthe

third-mostagainstoneopponentinprogramhistory,toppedonlyby28winsvs.Marquetteand23vs.Georgetown.

• NotreDame is44-4 (.917)all-timeagainstNewYorkschools,includinga24-0recordathome(21ofthosewinscomingbydoubledigits).

• Forthefifthtimeinthepastsixseriesgamesvs.Syracuse,anIrishplayerhastiedorseta new career scoring high, with Bruszewski tossing in a career-high-tying 20 points (a standardshefirstsetatSouthFloridaoneweek earlier).

• For the secondconsecutivegamevs. theOrange,Williamsonpostedadouble-double,havinglogged14pointsand11reboundsinlastyear’swinattheCarrierDome(Feb.16,2008);shenowhasfourcareerdouble-dou-bles(halfvs.Syracuse,whichisnotfarfromher former hometownofRochester,N.Y.),includingtwothisseason(theotherwasonJan. 10 vs. Georgetown with a career-high 21pointsand10rebounds).

• Williamson’sseason-high11reboundswerethemostfortheIrishcentersincelastyear’sSyracuse game.

• Williamsonalsotiedhercareerhighwithfiveblockedshots,havingfirstdoneso inhercollegedebutonNov.10,2006,vs.CentralMichigan;WilliamsonisthefirstIrishplayerwithfiveblocksinagamesinceNov.9,2007,when Devereaux Petershadfiverejectionsinherdebutgame,a98-50winoverMiami(Ohio)intheopeningroundofthePreseasonWNITattheJoyceCenter.

• Williamson recorded her 100th careerblocked shot (nowwith 102) and breaksoutofatiewithformerteammateMelissa D’Amico(97from2004-08)forninthplaceontheNotreDameall-timeblockslist.

• Onher22ndbirthday,Schraderscoredonepointforeverycandleonhercake(plusonetogrowon),pullingherwithinsixpointsofbecoming the 25th 1,000-point scorer in school history.

• Barlowmovedintosolepossessionof22ndplace on the Irish career scoring list with 1,047points,breakingfreeofatiewithMol-lie Peirick(1,034from1994-98);nextupforBarlow is Carrie Bates,who tallied1,060pointsfrom1981-85.

• Barlowtiedhercareerhighwithsixassists,amarkshehasreachedfiveothertimes(mostrecently on Jan. 10 vs. Georgetown).

• ForthefirsttimesinceDec.20vs.Loyola-Chicago (and the fourth time this year,including the Gannon exhibition), NotreDamereachedthe88-pointmark,resultinginacouponforafreeBigMacforthe5,640fans in attendance; Lechlitner hit the “BigMacBasket”with44secondslefttoputtheIrishoverthetop,thefirsttimeinthetwo-yearhistoryofthepromotionthatthejuniorpointguardhasdeliveredtheburgerball.

Peters, Mallory Out For SeasonSophomores Devereaux PetersandBrittany Mallorywillmisstheremainderofthe2008-09seasonaftereachplayersufferedatornanteriorcruciateligament(ACL)inherleftknee.Peters’injuryoccurredinthefirsthalfofNotreDame’s

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., both made 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.Sheisrankedamongthetop20playersatherpositionbyallmajorrecruitingservicesandisamongthe top 100 players in the nation overall, peaking a No. 82 by both Blue Star BasketballandAll-Star Girls Report. ThecombinationofDigginsandTurnerhasgivenNotreDame a Top 25 recruiting class for the 13th consecutiveyear. All-Star Girls ReportratestheincomingIrishduoastheNo. 7 class in the country, while Dan 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 Today All-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 Tribune Metro All-Area selection (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-area selection by Times 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-BIGEASTFeb.23 BIGEASTWeeklyHonorRoll

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. 1/27/09 Rutgers L, 68-78 10,082 9. 2/8/09 #25 DePaul W, 62-59 10,011 10. 2/10/02 #16 Boston College W, 60-44 9,676 11. 3/19/01 Michigan (NCAA) W, 88-54 9,59712. 12/3/06 Indiana L,51-54 9,49413. 1/4/03 #7Purdue L,54-71 9,48314. 1/26/02 #16VirginiaTech W,64-57 8,87815. 2/10/08 #15Pittsburgh W,81-66 8,83116. 2/14/04 Providence W,81-51 8,760 17. 1/13/04 #4 Connecticut W, 66-51 8,574 18. 1/29/02 Syracuse W, 71-46 8,571 19. 3/17/01 Alcorn St. (NCAA) W, 98-49 8,553 20. 1/20/03 #3 Connecticut L, 53-72 8,265* = indicates capacity crowd // rankings from AP pollBoldface indicates game played this season

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win at Boston College on Nov. 23. Meanwhile, Mallorywent down in the openingminute ofovertimeonDec.10atMichigan.Malloryun-derwentsuccessfulcorrectivesurgeryonJan.6,whilePetersdid the sameonFeb.6,withboth players now beginning their respective rehabilitation programs. 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,bothPetersandMallorywillmaintainthreeyearsofathleticeligibility beginning with the 2009-10 season.

Christiansen Joins Irish RosterWith the injuries to Devereaux PetersandBrit-tany Mallory,NotreDameaddedjuniorwalk-onguardAlena ChristiansentoitsrosteronDec.19. TheFort Lauderdale, Fla., native has ap-pearedinfivegames,averaging0.6pointsand0.2reboundsin1.6minutespercontest. A supplemental biographical sketch on Chris-tiansencanbefoundintheplayers’sectionofthese game notes.

Half And HalfDuringthepastnineseasons,NotreDamehasbeennearlyunbeatablewhenithastheleadathalftime.TheIrishare162-16(.910)sincethestartofthe2000-01campaignwhentheygointothedressingroomwiththelead,includingwinsin90oftheirlast100suchcontests. Thisseason,NotreDameis16-2whenitisaheadatthebreak,losing63-59inovertimeatMichiganonDec.10,and75-65atMarquetteon Jan. 13.

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-ing193-13 (.937) recordwhentheyholdtheiropponents below 60 points in a game. Notre Dame is 9-1 in such games thisseason, with wins over LSU, Boston College, GeorgiaSouthern,Purdue,Valparaiso,Loyola-Chicago, Vanderbilt, Cincinnati and DePaul(secondgame).ThelonelosscameJan.24atVillanova(55-48).

…But Sometimes You Have To Score If You Want To WinNot resting solely on its defensive laurels,Notre Dame also seemingly has found themagic mark when it comes to outscoring its opponents.Duringthepast14seasons(since1995-96), the Irish are 123-4 (.969) when they score at least 80points in a game. The

only blemishes on that record are a pair ofovertime losses to Texas A&M (88-84) andMichigan State (87-83) in 1995, a 106-81 loss toConnecticut in1998,andan81-80 loss toDePaulin2008. NotreDamehasscoredatleast80pointsinnine games this year, winning each time. Last season, the Irish won 14 of 15 gameswhenreaching the 80-point mark.

Now That’s A Home Court AdvantageOneofthehallmarksofNotreDame’ssuccesshasbeen itsstellarplayathome. In fact, theIrish have been virtually untouchable at home in recent years,winning172of their last 195games (.882) at the 11,418-seat Joyce Center, includingwinningstreaksof51and25gamesin that span. Notre Dame also has a 98-17(.852)recordinBIGEASTConferenceplayatthe Joyce Center, sporting a 31-game league winningstreakathomebeforeitendedwitha48-45losstoVillanovainthe’02homefinale. The Irish have been particularly strongwhen 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,postinga322-84(.793)recordatthevenerablefacility.Threetimes(1999-2000,2000-01and2003-04),theIrishwentaperfect15-0athome,settingaschoolrecordforhomewins in a season.

Crowded HouseTheDec.7homegamevs.No.17/20Purduewassoldout, representingthesixthwomen’sbasketball sellout (11,418 capacity) in school historyandthethirdinthepasttwoseasons.Italsowasthefirsttimeinthe22-gameseriesbetween the Irish and Boilermakers that anon-campusgamesoldout. OnJan.27,NotreDamedrew10,082fansfor its game against Rutgers, marking thelargestweeknightcrowdinschoolhistoryandtheeighth-largestoverallaudienceinthepro-gram’s32-yearannals. The Feb. 8 WBCA Pink Zone game vs.No.25DePaulattracted10,011 fans,makingit the ninth-largest crowd in school historyand a record-tying third gathering of 10,000fansormorethisseason(matchinglastyear’srecord). AfullrundownofthetopcrowdsinJoyceCenterhistorycanbefoundinthesidebaronpage9ofthisnotespackage.

Irish Have New Home On The DialOn Aug. 27, 2008, the Notre Dame athleticsdepartment announced it had partneredwith



2009 WBCA Pink Zone

NotreDameisproudtobeaparticipantinthesecondannualPinkZoneinitiative,createdbytheWomen’sBasketball Coaches Association (WBCA) in order to heightenbreast cancer aware-nessandraisemoneyforresearchtowardsfindingacureforthedisease. Throughoutthe2008-09season,theIrishhavetakenpartinseveralactivitiescenteredaroundthePinkZoneinitiative,including:• OpenPractice/Tip-OffLuncheon-OnOct.19,

theIrishopenthedoorstooneoftheirpreseasonpracticesessionsandallowedapproximately600seasonticketholderstowatchtheteampreparefortheupcomingseason.Aluncheonwiththeteamfollowedandatotalof$3,311wasraised.

• Three-PointPledge-Fanscanpledgeanamounttodonateforeverythree-pointertheIrishmakethis season.Pledgecardsare available at theJoyce Center Gate 10 marketing table prior to each home game.

• BeanieBears/Calendars-TheIrisharecollect-ing$5donationsforeveryspecial-editionNotreDamewomen’sbasketballbeaniebearandteamcalendarsoldduringtheseason.

• T-Shirt Sales - Specially-commissioned “IrishBelieve”pinkt-shirtsareonsaleintheHammesBookstoreandVarsityShopontheNotreDamecampus.Proceedsfromthesalesofthet-shirtgotobreastcancerawarenessandresearch.

• Brittany andBecca’s Class - During the fallsemester, sophomores Brittany Mallory andBecca Bruszewski took a management class inNotreDame’sMendozaCollegeofBusinesstaught by Chuck Lennon, an Irishwomen’sbasketballseasonticketholder,aswellasAs-sociateVicePresident forUniversityRelationsandExecutiveDirectoroftheNotreDameAlumniAssociation.Thisclassfocusedonwaystohelppromote andenhance thePinkZone initiativeontheNotreDamecampusandrolledouttheirideasattheDec.7Purduegame.

• PinkZoneChallenge-TheIrishwomen’sbas-ketball programchallengedsomeof theothertop-drawing teams in thecountry toa friendlyfund-raisingcompetitiontoseewhichschoolcanraisethemostmoneyforbreastcanceraware-nessandresearchduringtheWBCA’sdesignatedPinkZonegames(Feb.13-22,2009).Atotalof15schoolsfromamongthetop20inlastyear’sfinalNCAAattendance rankingscommitted for thisinauguralchallenge—Baylor,Connecticut,Duke,LSU,Maryland,Minnesota,MissouriState,NewMexico,NotreDame,Oklahoma,PennState,Purdue,Tennessee,TexasTechandVanderbilt.TheschoolraisingthemostmoneyduringtheirspecificPinkZonegamewillearnthefirst-everPinkZoneChallengeTrophy,tobecommissionedbyNotreDameandawardedduringtheWBCANationalConvention,tobeheldApril3-7,2009,attheNCAAWomen’sFinalFourinSt.Louis.

• GameDay(Feb.8vs.DePaul) - the 62-59 win overDePaulonFeb.8wasdesignatedasNotreDame’sPink Zone game, presentedbySaintJoseph Regional Medical Center. The Irishsportedwhite,pinkandnavyuniforms,specially-designedbytheschool’sofficialathleticsapparelprovider, adidas,while the first 2,000 fans inattendance received a free pink Irish t-shirt,complimentsofSaintJosephRegionalMedicalCenter.Inaddition,breastcancersurvivorswererecognizedonthecourtduringaspecialhalftimeceremony.What’smore,asashowofthanksforthe near-capacity crowdof 10,011 fans in at-tendance,theIrishwomen’sbasketballprogramdonated$5,000tothePinkZoneinitiative.

Proceeds fromall ofNotreDame’sPinkZoneevents this season (which currently have topped$45,000,withmoretocome)willgototheKayYow/WBCACancerFund,aswellasthreelocalcharities—Women’sTaskForce,YoungSurvivorsGroupandSecretSistersSociety.FormoreinformationontheWBCA’sPinkZoneinitiative,logontotheWBCA’sofficialwebsiteatwww.wbca.org.

the 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 Indianaandsouthwest Michigan that contains more than 1.35 million listeners (better than 800,000 in the 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.,to the east. Women’sbasketballgamebroadcastsalsocontinue to be streamed live and free ofchargeonNotreDame’sofficialathleticsWebsite (UND.com) through the Fighting Irish All-Accessmultimediapackage. Bob Nagle,thevoiceofNotreDamewom-en’sbasketballfrom1996-97through1998-99(includingtheprogram’sfirstNCAAFinalFourberth in 1997), returns as the play-by-play voiceoftheIrishthisseason.

Notre Dame On The Small ScreenNotre Dame will have at least 20 regular-season games televised during the 2008-09 season.Highlighting this year’s broadcastschedule are eight nationally-televised Irishwomen’s basketball contests, including fivegames on the ESPN family of networks andthree others on CBS College Sports. In addition, Notre Dame continues toexpand its broadcast reach globally on theInternet. All 11 Irish regular-season home games not selected for commercial TV cov-erage will air live on the official Notre Dameathletics web site, UND.com,viathesite’sfreemultimediapackage,FightingIrishAll-Access. This year’s TV slate continues a recenttrendthathasseentheIrishbecomearegularfixtureontelevision.BeginningwiththeNCAAchampionshipseasonof2000-01andcontinu-ingthroughthisyear,NotreDamehasplayedin134televisedgames,including84thatwerebroadcastnationally.

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 theirteammates prior to the season.

Shootaround With Beth & DebbieForthesecondconsecutiveyear,theWomen’sBasketball Coaches Association (WBCA) is featuring a weekly national women’s basket-ballpodcastentitled“ShootaroundWithBeth&Debbie”.The30-minuteshow,whichisavail-ablefordownloadeachWednesdayduringthe

basketball season through the WBCA web site (www.wbca.org), is hosted by national wom-en’s basketball television broadcasters Beth MowinsandDebbie Antonelli. Itfeaturesin-depthanalysisof all the latest happenings inthe world of women’s college basketball, aswell as interviews with some of the game’stopcoaches— in fact,NotreDame’sMuffet McGrawwasaguestononeofthepodcast’sfirstairingsearlylastyear.

ND To Host NCAA Tourney Games in 2009NotreDame’sJoyceCenterwillserveasoneof 16 host sites for first- and second-roundgames in thisyear’sNCAAChampionshiponMarch 22 & 24. All-session tickets for this year’s NCAAChampionship games at the Joyce Center are availablebycontactingtheNotreDameathlet-icsticketoffice(574-631-7356). Notre Dame has played in the NCAAChampionship on its home floor five timesbefore, most recently defeating SouthwestMissouriState(nowMissouriState)andMiddleTennesseein2004tomaketheprogram’ssixthNCAASweet16appearance.Alltold,theIrishare 6-1 in NCAA tourney play at the Joyce Center, winning six in a row since an 81-76first-roundlosstoMinnesotain1994.

Notre Dame Welcomes NCAA Pinnacle Of Fitness Challenge ProgramTheNCAAannouncedthedetailsforthe2009Pinnacle of Fitness challenge programwhichwillenergizemiddleschoolagechildreninninecitiesacrosstheUnitedStatesandallowthemto compete for a chance towin the nationaltitle inSt.Louisduring theweekof the2009NCAAWomen’sFinalFour. TheJoyceCenterattheUniversityofNotreDame is one of the nine sites for the com-petition and will host its first Middle SchoolChallengeat halftimeof the first-roundgameof the NCAA Division I Women’s BasketballChampionship that will be played on March22. An additional Middle School Challengewill take place on March 24 during halftimeof the NCAA Division I Women’s BasketballChampionship second-round game at theJoyce Center. For tickets call (574) 631-7356 or go online to www.UND.com. The Pinnacle of Fitness challenge is anNCAA Division I women’s basketball initia-tive of healthy living and education thatwillchallenge and improve individuals and theircommunities. The 2009 Pinnacle of Fitnesschallenge is expected to involve 100 middleschools in nine selected cities, with 74,000middleschoolstudentsparticipating. The cornerstone of the program is theMiddle School Challenge,whichwill educateandchallengestudents to improve their levelofphysicalfitnessthroughleadingactivelives,goal setting and developing life skills. Theprogramwill rewardyouth for improving theirhealthandwellnessandwillbeconductedatsites thatwill host a first- and second-roundor regional round of competition during the2009 NCAA Division I Women’s BasketballChampionship. The Middle School Challenge will begin



INDIVIDUAL — CAREERMost Total Points21. Carrie Bates (1981-85) ..............................1,06022. uAshley Barlow (2006-pres.) ..................1,04723.MolliePeirick(1994-98) .............................1,03424. Kelley Siemon (1997-2001) .......................1,006—. uLindsay Schrader (2005-pres.)................994

Most Three-Point Field Goals Made7. Lisa Kuhns (1985-90) ...................................1028. Jeneka Joyce (2000-04) .................................929. SherriOrlosky(1990-94) ................................8510.CoqueseWashington(1989-93) .....................82—. uAshley Barlow (2006-pres.) .......................78

Most Three-Point Field Goals Attempted5. MeganDuffy(2002-06) .................................4416. MolliePeirick(1994-98) ................................3427. Lisa Kuhns (1985-90) ...................................2628. Jeneka Joyce (2000-04) ...............................2419. uAshley Barlow (2006-pres.) .....................237

Most Free Throws Made7. Karen Robinson (1987-91) ...........................3078. Letitia Bowen (1991-95) ...............................3059. Charel Allen (2004-08) ..................................29810. Niele Ivey (1996-2001) ..................................286—. uAshley Barlow (2006-pres.) .....................269

Most Free Throws Attempted7. Mary Beth Schueth (1981-85) ......................4218. Letitia Bowen (1991-95) ...............................3969. DanielleGreen(1995-2000) ..........................39510. Karen Robinson (1987-91) ...........................385—. uAshley Barlow (2006-pres.) .....................332

Highest Free Throw Percentage1. Alicia Ratay (1999-2003) ............................ .8722. MeganDuffy(2002-06) ............................... .8593. MolliePeirick(1994-98) .............................. .8194. Beth Morgan (1993-97) .............................. .8145. uAshley Barlow (2006-pres.) .. .810 (269-332)

Most Blocked Shots5. CourtneyLaVere(2002-06) ..........................1466. Katryna Gaither (1993-97) ............................1417. Shari Matvey (1979-83) ................................1338. TrenaKeys(1982-86) ...................................1249. uErica Williamson (2006-pres.) .................102

Blocked Shots Per Game6. CourtneyLaVere(2002-06) .........................1.207. TeresaBorton(2001-05) ..............................1.188. uErica Williamson (2006-pres.) ..............1.120 HeidiBunek(1985-89) ...............................1.12010.TrenaKeys(1982-86) ................................1.117

Most Steals7. Katryna Gaither (1993-97) ............................2078. Charel Allen (2004-08) ..................................2069. Jeannine Augustin (1993-97)........................20110. Letitia Bowen (1991-95) ...............................199—. uAshley Barlow (2006-pres.) .....................192

Most Steals Per Game1. CoqueseWashington(1989-93) ....................2.72. Niele Ivey (1996-2001) ...................................2.63. Mary Gavin (1984-88) ....................................2.54. uAshley Barlow (2006-pres.) ......................2.15. Michelle Marciniak (1991-92) ........................2.0

Most Double-Doubles (Guard)1. Niele Ivey (1996-2001) ....................................11—. uLindsay Schrader (2005-pres.)....................9

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with each of the competing middle schoolsconducting in-schoolphysical fitnessassess-ment and testing. The top-10 students fromthecompetingmiddleschoolswillcompeteinprogressive on-court competitions at the sites duringtheregularseasonandagainduringthechampionship. Competing middle schools and individualstudents will be recognized through schoolrewards that include fitness support fundingfor equipment, special events and awards.Thewinningmiddle school from each regionwill be awarded the opportunity to competein the NCAA National Pinnacle of Fitnesschallenge on center court at NCAA Hoop City

Refreshed by Coca-Cola® during the 2009Women’sFinalFour.There,onemiddleschoolwill be named the 2009 Pinnacle of Fitnesschallenge champion.

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 atleast 88 points in a home game. Itdidn’t take long for theburgerwatch tofire back up again this year, as Notre Damehastoppedthe88-pointmarkfourtimes—inits lone exhibition game (96-30 overGannonon Nov. 5), as well as regular season games against Evansville (96-61 on Nov. 19), Loyola-Chicago (89-45 on Dec. 20) and Syracuse(90-79 on Feb. 24). Last year, the Irish reached the magicnumber eight times, doing so in both exhibi-tion wins, along with regular-season victories overMiami (Ohio), BostonCollege, Canisius,Valparaiso,MarquetteandSouthFlorida. It should come as no surprise that in theshorthistoryofthepromotion,theNotreDameplayerwiththemost“BigMac”basketssharesthe same initials with the tasty burger —sophomore guardBrittany Mallory, who was sent the crowd home happy(and presumablywith full bellies) fourtimes. This season,it’s been the Irishfreshmen who havelargely taken on the “Big Mac” mantleof responsibility,with guard Natalie NovoseldoingthehonorsintheGannonexhi-bitionandLoyola-Chicagogame,andforwardErica Solomon puttingNotreDameover thetop against Evansville. Junior guardMelissa Lechlitner had the most recent burger ball,hitting a runner in the lane late in the win over Syracuse on Feb. 24.

Joyce Center Arena Renovation UnderwayOnSept.13,2008,groundbreakingceremoniesforthenewPurcellPavilion,includingtheJoyceCenterarenaadditionandrenovation,wereheld

tokickoffthefirstphaseofthetwo-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.Thearenaisexpectedtore-openbymid-October2009, in time for the start of the basketballseasonandtheendofthevolleyballseason. TheUniversityannounced inOctober2007that this $26.3millionproject had receiveda$12.5millionleadershipgift fromNotreDamealumnusandTrusteePhilip J. Purcell III, the retiredchairmanandchiefexecutiveofficerofMorgan Stanley. Exterior changes to the JoyceCenter thatbegan taking shape in September include anew,three-storyadditiononthesouthendofthecurrentstructure.Thethirdfloorareawillincludethestadiumclub/hospitalityarea.Thefirst-flooradditionwillincludealmost4,500squarefeetforticketoffices(includingfourexteriorand10inte-riorticketswindows),3,000squarefeetforthevarsity shop, as well as a completely new main entranceandlobbysituatedbetweenGates8and10.ThenewentrancewillfeaturegraphicsandthemingthathighlightNotreDame’scom-peting athletic programs. FormoreinformationonthenewPurcellPa-vilionattheJoyceCenter,seetheinsidebackcover of the 2008-09NotreDamewomen’sbasketballmediaguide,orgoon-lineforavirtualtour at www.UND.com/purcell.

Next Game: West VirginiaThe Irish will wrap up the 2008-09 regularseasonMondaywitharareweekdayafternoon(3:30p.mET)gameagainstWestVirginiaattheJoyceCenter. It will be Senior Day for NotreDame,withtheIrishhonoringtheirtwoseniormanagers, Caitlin MaddenandBrad LeNoir, in a pre-game ceremony. WVU (15-12, 4-10) has had an up-and-down season following the graduation ofsevenseniors from lastyear’s25-9club.TheMountaineers are playing host to Syracuse SaturdaybeforeheadingouttoSouthBendforMonday’sregular-seasonfinale.

ND’s “Big Mac Baskets”

2008-09*Gannon NovoselFTEvansville Solomon FGLoyola-Chicago Novosel FGSyracuse Lechlitner FG2007-08*S.Indiana WilliamsonFG*Hillsdale MalloryFTMiami(Ohio) BarlowFGBoston Coll. Mallory FGCanisius Mallory 3FGValparaiso 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) AshleyBarlow 12.8 22 23.4,AngelMcCoughtry,LOU — 26.1,AlyshaClark,MiddleTenn. 13.1,18 27.1,AngelMcCoughtry,LOU LindsaySchrader 12.7 24 — 12.3,22 BeccaBruszewski 10.7 — — 11.5,28Rebounding(Top20BIGEAST/Top100NCAA) LindsaySchrader 7.3 10 10.8,NoteishaWomack,SHU — 14.1,JudieLomax,Columbia 7.8,9 10.0,AngelMcCoughtry,LOUAssists(Top15BIGEAST/Top100NCAA) Melissa Lechlitner 3.5 11 5.4,ReneeMontgomery,UCONN — 8.1,WhitneyBoddie,Auburn 4.1,t-7 5.4,ReneeMontgomery,UCONNAssist/TurnoverRatio(Top15BIGEAST/Top100NCAA) MelissaLechlitner 1.5 8 2.2,MayaMoore,UCONN 72 2.52,KristiCirone,IllinoisState 1.6,6 2.2,EpiphannyPrince,RUFieldGoalPercentage(Top15BIGEAST/Top100NCAA) BeccaBruszewski .502 11 .617,NatashaWilliams,DPU — .686,CarolynSwords,BostonCollege .474, 13 .618, Jaleesa Butler, GU LindsaySchrader .471 12 — .433,—FreeThrowPercentage(Top15BIGEAST/Top100NCAA) AshleyBarlow .800 6 .847,JillStephens,CIN — .953,LaurenProchaska,BG .770,13 .865,KahlaRoudebush,CIN MelissaLechlitner .814 — — .829,t-4Three-PointPercentage(Top15BIGEAST/Top100NCAA) AshleyBarlow .356 15 .411,KareeHoulette,GU — .510,EmilySpickler,Lamar .382,8 .481,ErinMonfre,MUSteals(Top15BIGEAST/Top100NCAA) AshleyBarlow 2.5 4 4.8,AngelMcCoughtry,LOU 44 4.8,AngelMcCoughtry,Louisville 2.4,t-3 5.1,AngelMcCoughtry,LOUBlockedShots(Top15BIGEAST/Top100NCAA) EricaSolomon 1.4 6 2.8,BrittanyDenson,USF — 5.8,BrittanyPittman,MoreheadSt. 1.3,t-9 3.0,BrittanyDenson,USF EricaWilliamson 1.0 — — 1.1,t-14DefensiveRebounds(Top15BIGEAST) LindsaySchrader 5.3 7 6.9,AngelMcCoughtry,LOU notkept 5.8,5 7.8,AngelMcCoughtry,LOU BeccaBruszewski 3.8 — 4.3,14Conference stats through Feb. 27 // NCAA stats through Feb. 22 328 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 LeaderScoringOffense 73.0 5 85.3,Connecticut 26 85.7,Connecticut 70.9,3 81.8,ConnecticutScoringDefense 62.6 10 53.4,Connecticut 147 50.1,Wisconsin-GreenBay 68.3,13 52.1,ConnecticutScoring Margin +10.5 5 +31.9, Connecticut 39 +32.0, Connecticut +2.6, 5 +29.6, ConnecticutFTPercentage .704(375-533) 10 .777,Villanova 128 .836,MurrayState .725(214-295),6 .809,VillanovaFGPercentage .439(711-1620) 3 .507,Connecticut 35 .510, Connecticut .419 (365-872), 4 .470, ConnecticutFGPct.Defense .382(591-1546) 10 .335,Connecticut 105 .323, Xavier .401 (340-848), 11 .325, Connecticut3-PointFGPct. .331(102-308) 4 .369,St.John’s 80 .424,Maryland .297(49-165),14 .375,Connecticut3-PointFGPct.Def. .303(121-400) 6 .268,Louisville 95 .243,Delaware .346(81-234),12 .277,Villanova3-PointFGMade 3.9 15 7.9,Villanova 244 9.5,FresnoState 3.5,16 8.1,VillanovaRebounding 40.1 6 44.9,SouthFlorida notkept 39.7,4 43.6,SouthFloridaOpponentRebounding 37.4 13 31.2,Rutgers not kept 38.9, 10 32.8, RutgersReboundingMargin +2.7 9 +10.6,Connecticut 96 +12.6,Stanford +0.9,6 +9.3,ConnecticutOffensiveRebounds 14.0 11 18.4,SouthFlorida notkept 13.9,8 17.9,PittsburghDefensiveRebounds 26.1 6 29.0,Connecticut notkept 25.9,4 29.1,ConnecticutBlockedShots 4.3 7 6.1,SouthFlorida 68 7.2,Hofstra 3.9,7 6.7,SouthFloridaAssists 15.3 t-4 20.8, Connecticut 39 21.1, Connecticut 15.1, 2 18.3, ConnecticutSteals 10.1 3 11.6,SouthFlorida 46 13.9,GeorgiaTech 9.2,4 11.1,LouisvilleTurnoverMargin +3.3 5 +6.1,SouthFlorida 46 +7.15,Pepperdine +2.0,4 +5.2,ConnecticutTurnoverAverage 16.3 notkept 74 12.1,Samford notkeptAssist/TurnoverRatio 0.9 6 1.5,Connecticut 33 1.52,Connecticut 1.0,3 1.3,ConnecticutPersonalFouls 16.9 notkept 127 12.4,LaSalle notkeptWon-LossPercentage .731 notkept 46 1.000,Connecticut notkeptConference stats through Feb. 27 // NCAA stats through Feb. 22 328 Division I teamsbold = BIG EAST leader OR NCAA Top 25



2008-09 University of Notre Dame Women’s Basketball ResultsOverall Record: 19-7 (Home: 10-2, Away: 9-5, Neutral: 0-0); BIG EAST Conference Record: 8-6

————— Notre Dame Highs —————Date ND NR Opp NR Opponent Time/Result Streak Record BEC Scorer Rebounder Assists AttendanceNov. 16 16/14 24/22 at LSU1-ESPN2 W 62-53 W1 1-0 Barlow-19 two with 6 Lechlitner-5 7,954Nov.19 15/15 EVANSVILLE W96-61 W2 2-0 Barlow-19 Schrader-7 Mallory-6 5,696Nov. 23 15/15 at Boston College W 102-54 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 L 59-63 (ot) L1 7-1 Barlow-14 two with 5 three with 3 1,377Dec.13 8/8 atValparaisoESPN360/FC W 63-55 W1 8-1 Lechlitner-18 Solomon-7 two with 2 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 •atDePaulCBS CS W 86-62 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 •atMarquetteCBS CS 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 13/9 •atVillanova L48-55 L1 15-3 4-2 Barlow-11 Solomon-10 twowith2 2,111Jan.27 17/13 •RUTGERSCBS CS L 68-78 L2 15-4 4-3 Novosel-19 two with 6 Barlow-4 10,082Jan.31 17/13 •CINCINNATI W66-50 W1 16-4 5-3 Schrader-19 Schrader-15 Lechlitner-7 6,902Feb.3 19/16 22/24 •atPittsburgh L70-82 L1 16-5 5-4 twowith14 Solomon-8 twowith4 3,813Feb.8 19/16 25/25 •DEPAULESPNU W 62-59 W1 17-5 6-4 Barlow-19 Bruszewski-12 two with 3 10,011Feb.11 22/22 10/12 •LOUISVILLE L66-71 L1 17-6 6-5 Bruszewski-18 Barlow-8 Lechlitner-5 6,706Feb.17 24/24 •atSouthFlorida W86-79 W1 18-6 7-5 Schrader-26 Schrader-11 Lechlitner-5 1,316Feb.22 24/24 1/1 •atConnecticut2-ESPNU L66-76 L1 18-7 7-6 Barlow-18 Schrader-11 Lechlitner-5 14,533Feb.24 23/22 •SYRACUSE W90-79 W1 19-7 8-6 Schrader-23 Williamson-11 Barlow-6 5,640Feb.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.ETMarch 10 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 TBAMarch 30-31 Regional FinalsESPN TBA

NCAA Women’s Final Four (St. Louis, Mo. — Scottrade Center)April5 NationalSemifinalsESPN TBAApril 7 National ChampionshipESPN TBA

• = indicates BIG EAST Conference game1 = State Farm Tip-Off Classic (Baton Rouge, La.)2 = Game played at XL Center (Hartford, Conn.)(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 = Games 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: 134,674 5,180 14,533(2/22-UCONN)Home: 88,268 7,356 11,418(12/7-PUR)Away: 46,404 3,315 14,533(2/22-UCONN)Neutral:





2008-09 Notre Dame Women’s Basketball Statistics — BIG EAST GamesOverall Record: 8-6 (Home: 5-2, Away: 3-4, 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 14-14 462-33.0 58-150 .387 21-55 .382 47-61 .770 24 39 63 4.5 26-0 41 39 1 34 184 13.1

Schrader,Lindsay 14-14 442-31.6 71-164 .433 0-2 .000 30-44 .682 28 81 109 7.8 22-1 29 36 7 17 172 12.3

Bruszewski, Becca 14-14 393-28.1 64-135 .474 10-29 .345 23-31 .742 14 60 74 5.3 42-0 18 18 9 11 161 11.5

Lechlitner, Melissa 14-14 482-34.4 52-152 .342 9-34 .265 34-41 .829 7 37 44 3.1 29-0 58 36 0 20 147 10.5

Novosel, Natalie 14-0 301-21.5 40-78 .513 0-1 .000 31-44 .705 22 20 42 3.0 30-0 25 28 2 22 111 7.9

Williamson, Erica 14-14 246-17.6 36-63 .571 0-0 .000 26-34 .765 21 41 62 4.4 27-0 14 16 15 8 98 7.0

Solomon, Erica 14-0 242-17.3 30-65 .462 0-0 .000 16-32 .500 35 29 64 4.6 42-0 9 22 18 7 76 5.4

Watson, Kellie 14-0 188-13.4 12-62 .194 9-44 .205 5-6 .833 5 25 30 2.1 19-0 13 17 2 3 38 2.7

Christiansen, Alena 4-0 3-0.8 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 0 0 0 0.0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 0.5

Miller,Fraderica 11-0 41-3.7 2-3 .667 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 2 4 6 0.5 10-0 5 2 0 7 4 0.4

Team 36 26 62 3

Notre Dame 14 2800 365-872 .419 49-165 .297 214-295 .725 194 362 556 39.7 247-1 212 217 54 129 993 70.9

Opponents 14 2800 340-848 .401 81-234 .346 195-270 .722 185 359 544 38.9 250-4 208 245 52 110 956 68.3

Deadball Rebounds:NotreDame35,Opponents36

Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total

NotreDame 459 534 — 993

Opponents 455 501 — 956

2008-09 Notre Dame Women’s Basketball Statistics — All GamesOverall Record: 19-7 (Home: 10-2, Away: 9-5, Neutral: 0-0)


Barlow, Ashley 24-23 784-32.7 104-259 .402 32-90 .356 68-85 .800 41 75 116 4.8 42-0 71 66 2 61 308 12.8




*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

Novosel, Natalie 26-0 520-20.0 64-130 .492 1-10 .100 55-76 .724 39 37 76 2.9 45-0 43 52 3 35 184 7.1

Solomon, Erica 26-0 449-17.3 60-129 .465 0-0 .000 44-74 .595 60 59 119 4.6 64-0 19 39 36 15 164 6.3


Watson, Kellie 26-0 390-15.0 34-129 .264 26-86 .302 16-24 .667 14 52 66 2.5 34-1 22 34 10 10 110 4.2


Christiansen, Alena 5-0 8-2.0 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 3-6 .500 1 0 1 0.2 1-0 0 0 0 1 3 0.6

Team 64 59 123 8

Notre Dame 26 5225 711-1620 .439 102-308 .331 375-533 .704 365 678 1043 40.1 439-4 397 424 113 262 1899 73.0

Opponents 26 5225 591-1546 .382 121-400 .303 324-441 .735 337 636 973 37.4 463-11 352 511 90 211 1627 62.6

Deadball Rebounds:NotreDame69,Opponents53//* - out for season (knee injury)

Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT Total

NotreDame 887 1009 3 — 1899

Opponents 778 842 7 — 1627



2008-09 Notre Dame Women’s Basketball Statistics — Road GamesOverall Record: 9-5 (Away: 9-5, Neutral: 0-0)



Barlow, Ashley 13-12 442-34.0 57-133 .429 14-39 .359 34-43 .791 18 45 63 4.8 24-0 34 40 1 31 162 12.5




Solomon, Erica 14-0 254-18.1 41-79 .519 0-0 .000 26-42 .619 36 29 65 4.6 34-0 12 25 19 8 108 7.7


Novosel, Natalie 14-0 293-20.9 32-62 .516 1-3 .333 31-45 .689 22 22 44 3.1 28-0 20 30 2 19 96 6.9


Watson, Kellie 14-0 194-13.9 11-50 .220 7-32 .219 9-14 .643 4 24 28 2.0 17-1 12 15 7 2 38 2.7



Team 40 41 81 5

Notre Dame 14 2825 379-860 .441 41-127 .323 184-269 .684 196 358 554 39.6 239-2 189 234 60 128 983 70.2

Opponents 14 2825 325-833 .390 70-224 .313 175-236 .742 179 331 510 36.4 229-5 192 254 57 107 895 63.9


Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT Total

NotreDame 468 512 3 — 983

Opponents 439 449 7 — 895

2008-09 Notre Dame Women’s Basketball Statistics — Home GamesOverall Record: 10-2


Barlow, Ashley 11-11 342-31.1 47-126 .373 18-51 .353 34-42 .810 23 30 53 4.8 18-0 37 26 1 30 146 13.3





Novosel, Natalie 12-0 227-18.9 32-68 .471 0-7 .000 24-31 .774 17 15 32 2.7 17-0 23 22 1 16 88 7.3


Watson, Kellie 12-0 196-16.3 23-79 .291 19-54 .352 7-10 .700 10 28 38 3.2 17-0 10 19 3 8 72 6.0


Solomon, Erica 12-0 195-16.3 19-50 .380 0-0 .000 18-32 .563 24 30 54 4.5 30-0 7 14 17 7 56 4.7



Team 24 18 42 3

Notre Dame 12 2400 332-760 .437 61-181 .337 191-264 .723 169 320 489 40.8 200-2 208 190 53 134 916 76.3

Opponents 12 2400 266-713 .373 51-176 .290 149-205 .727 158 305 463 38.6 234-6 160 257 33 104 732 61.0



NotreDame 419 497 — 916

Opponents 339 393 — 732



2008-09 Notre Dame Women’s Basketball Statistics — Ranked OpponentsOverall Record: 5-3 (Home: 3-1, Away: 2-2, Neutral: 0-0)


Barlow, Ashley 7-7 240-34.3 32-86 .372 12-35 .343 22-29 .759 18 20 38 5.4 14-0 18 20 0 10 98 14.0





Solomon, Erica 8-0 140-17.5 20-46 .435 0-0 .000 8-17 .471 24 17 41 5.1 22-0 7 10 10 4 48 6.0

Watson, Kellie 8-0 111-13.9 15-37 .405 13-28 .464 2-2 1.000 6 16 22 2.8 3-0 6 4 3 2 45 5.6

Novosel, Natalie 8-0 128-16.0 13-34 .382 0-3 .000 10-13 .769 11 4 15 1.9 7-0 9 17 0 9 36 4.5




Team 22 18 40 5

Notre Dame 8 1600 198-502 .394 35-101 .347 94-138 .681 127 197 324 40.5 131-1 112 130 31 62 525 65.6

Opponents 8 1600 199-485 .410 28-93 .301 95-131 .725 110 205 315 39.4 126-3 121 133 30 72 521 65.1



NotreDame 234 291 — 525

Opponents 261 260 — 521

2008-09 Notre Dame Women’s Basketball Statistics — Past 5 GamesOverall Record: 3-2 (Home: 2-1, Away: 1-1, Neutral: 0-0)


Barlow, Ashley 5-5 161-32.2 24-57 .421 9-20 .450 25-33 .758 13 13 26 5.2 12-0 13 15 0 8 82 16.4





Novosel, Natalie 5-0 99-19.8 8-23 .348 0-0 .000 10-13 .769 7 5 12 2.4 8-0 10 7 1 7 26 5.2

Solomon, Erica 5-0 77-15.4 9-21 .429 0-0 .000 2-4 .500 11 6 17 3.4 12-0 3 8 7 3 20 4.0

Watson, Kellie 5-0 44-8.8 1-12 .083 1-8 .125 0-0 .000 1 4 5 1.0 5-0 1 2 0 0 3 0.6



Team 17 11 28 1

Notre Dame 5 1000 130-319 .408 17-54 .315 93-120 .776 76 131 207 41.4 89-1 68 75 21 40 370 74.0

Opponents 5 1000 133-318 .418 28-87 .322 70-106 .660 73 132 205 41.0 92-2 81 80 16 45 364 72.8

Deadball Rebounds:NotreDame8,Opponents17


NotreDame 175 195 — 370

Opponents 193 171 — 364


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

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

102atBostonCollege(11/23/08) 48atVillanova(1/24/09) Points/Game 82byPittsburgh(2/3/09) 36byGa.Southern(11/25/08)

53(2nd)atBostonCollege(11/23/08) 20,twice(MR:1statVillanova,1/24/09) Points/Half 52(1st)bySouthFlorida(2/17/09) 17 (1st) by Ga. Southern (11/25/08)

42atBostonCollege(11/23/08) 16atVillanova(1/24/09) Field Goals Made 30byPittsburgh(2/3/09) 12byGa.Southern(11/25/08)

79 vs. Evansville (11/19/08) 46 at Seton Hall (1/3/09) Field Goal Attempts 69bySyracuse(2/24/09) 47byVillanova(1/24/09)

.646atBostonCollege(11/23/08) .327atVillanova(1/24/09) FG Percentage .475 by Connecticut (2/22/09) .214 by Ga. Southern (11/25/08)

9 vs. Michigan State (11/29/08) 0 at Seton Hall (1/3/09) 3-Point FG Made 10byVillanova(1/24/09) 0byLSU(11/16/08)

25 vs. Michigan State (11/29/08) 4 at LSU (11/16/08) 3-Point FG Attempts 27, twice (MR: by USF, 2/17/09) 4 by LSU (11/16/08)

.875 at Boston College (11/23/08) .000 at Seton Hall (1/3/09) 3-Point FG Percentage .583byPittsburgh(2/3/09) .000byLSU(11/16/08)

30atSouthFlorida(2/17/09) 3atVanderbilt(12/30/08) Free Throws Made 22 by Eastern Michigan (12/2/08) 2 by Boston College (11/23/08)

40 at Eastern Michigan (12/2/08) 6,twice(MR:atVanderbilt,12/30/08) Free Throw Attempts 32bySouthFlorida(2/17/09) 3byBostonCollege(11/23/08)

.917 vs. Evansville (11/19/08) .333 vs. Cincinnati (1/31/09) FT Percentage .905byRutgers(1/27/09) .455byVanderbilt(12/30/08)

60 at Eastern Michigan (12/2/08) 26 at Seton Hall (1/3/09) Rebounds 48,threetimes(MR:byPitt,2/3/09) 22byBostonCollege(11/23/08)

23, twice (MR: at Boston Coll., 11/23/08) 7,twice(MR:atVillanova,1/24/09) Assists 21byMarquette(1/13/09) 7byGa.Southern(11/25/08)

21vs.Cincinnati(1/31/09) 2atVanderbilt(12/30/08) Steals 14bySt.John’s(1/17/09) 1byPittsburgh(2/3/09)

8, three times (MR: vs. Syracuse, 2/24/09) 1,twice(MR:vs.DePaul,2/8/09) Blocked Shots 7, twice (MR: by Connecticut, 2/22/09) 0 by Syracuse (2/24/09)

23, twice (MR: vs. Georgetown, 1/10/09) 8 vs. Evansville (11/19/08) Turnovers 31, twice (MR: by Loyola, 12/20/08) 9 by Connecticut (2/22/09)

24atEasternMichigan(12/2/08) 11atValparaiso(12/13/08) Fouls 31 by Eastern Michigan (12/2/08) 10, twice (MR: by Connecticut, 2/22/09)

Individual Superlatives NOTRE DAME OPPONENT

Points Scored 26byLindsaySchraderatSouthFlorida(2/17/09) 34byAishaJeffersonofMichiganState(11/29/08)

Field Goals Made 11byLindsaySchraderatSouthFlorida(2/17/09) 14byAishaJeffersonofMichiganState(11/29/08)

Field Goal Attempts 22byLindsaySchraderatSouthFlorida(2/17/09) 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) 5byJanaeStokesofSouthFlorida(2/17/09)

3-Point Field Goal Attempts 9,twice(MR:byAshleyBarlowvs.Rutgers,1/27/09) 14byJanaeStokesofSouthFlorida(2/17/09)

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 8byBeccaBruszewskiatSouthFlorida(2/17/09) 12byEpiphannyPrinceofRutgers(1/27/09)

Free Throw Attempts 12byBeccaBruszewskivs.Syracuse(2/24/09) 14byCassieSchrockofEasternMichigan(12/2/08)

Free Throw Percentage (min. 3 made) 1.000(8-8)byBeccaBruszewskiatSouthFlorida(2/17/09) 1.000(12-12)**byEpiphannyPrinceofRutgers(1/27/09)

Rebounds 15byLindsaySchradervs.Cincinnati(1/31/09) 18byShaylaScottofPittsburgh(2/3/09)

Assists 7byMelissaLechlitnervs.Cincinnati(1/31/09) 9byTraciRayofCharlotte(12/28/08)

Steals 8byAshleyBarlowvs.Cincinnati(1/31/09) 8***byAngelMcCoughtryofLouisville(2/11/09)

Blocked Shots 5byEricaWilliamsonvs.Syracuse(2/24/09) 4,twice(MR:byTinaCharlesofConnecticut,2/22/09)

Turnovers 5,12times(MR:byMelissaLechlitneratConnecticut,2/22/09) 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 // ** - Joyce Center opponent record // *** - tied Joyce Center opponent record


fighting irish women’s basketball 2008-09NOTRE 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 62at LSU (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 102at Boston College (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. Georgia Southern 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. Michigan State 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 83at Eastern Michigan (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 59at MICHIGAN (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 68at Charlotte (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 66at Seton Hall (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•NotreDame 16-49 .327 2-6 .333 14-22 .636 10-25-35 15-0 7 14 1 7 48atVILLANOVA(2,111) 18-47 .383 10-27 .370 9-11 .818 5-26-31 12-0 12 15 4 5 55•NotreDame(10,082) 24-63 .381 4-22 .182 16-22 .727 13-25-38 19-0 13 13 6 9 68vs.RUTGERS 26-67 .388 7-14 .500 19-21 .905 17-31-48 22-0 18 14 4 5 78•NOTREDAME(6,902) 28-73 .384 6-18 .333 4-12 .333 20-28-48 15-0 19 17 2 21 66vs. Cincinnati 19-48 .396 4-17 .235 8-13 .615 4-30-34 12-0 12 26 6 6 50•NotreDame 29-78 .372 2-10 .200 10-15 .667 21-21-42 18-0 19 9 6 7 70atPITTSBURGH(3,813) 30-66 .455 7-12 .583 15-19 .789 18-30-48 14-0 19 18 6 1 82•NOTREDAME(10,011) 22-61 .361 3-11 .273 15-21 .714 15-28-43 16-0 10 17 1 7 62vs.DePaul 21-56 .375 4-20 .200 13-19 .684 9-29-38 17-1 14 16 3 9 59•NotreDame(6,706) 25-66 .379 5-12 .417 11-17 .647 20-21-41 14-0 14 18 3 12 66vs.LOUISVILLE 29-65 .446 2-7 .286 11-16 .688 18-26-44 16-0 14 19 1 12 71•NOTREDAME 27-68 .397 2-8 .250 30-35 .857 20-27-47 21-0 14 12 4 8 86atSouthFlorida(1,316) 26-67 .388 8-27 .296 19-32 .594 22-24-46 24-1 15 16 5 7 79(2)•NotreDame 26-62 .419 5-12 .417 9-12 .750 12-24-36 16-0 11 13 5 6 66atCONNECTICUT(14,533) 29-61 .475 7-13 .538 11-16 .688 11-25-36 10-0 19 9 7 9 76•NOTREDAME(5,640) 30-62 .484 2-11 .182 28-35 .800 9-31-40 22-1 19 15 8 7 90vs. Syracuse 28-69 .406 7-20 .350 16-23 .696 13-28-41 25-0 19 20 0 8 79

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.) // 2 = Game played at XL Center (Hartford, Conn.)


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

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

(1) at LSU 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

at Boston College 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

•atVillanova 5-10-2 2-0-0 DNP 11-6-0 4-1-1 8-2-2 9-6-1 3-5-1 DNP 6-2-0

•RUTGERS 2-4-1 0-5-0 0-1-2 18-4-4 19-4-3 17-2-2 4-6-0 3-1-0 DNP 5-6-1

•CINCINNATI 0-2-0 10-5-1 DNP 7-4-4 6-2-2 7-8-7 19-15-3 15-7-1 0-0-0 2-2-1

•atPittsburgh 14-8-1 5-3-2 DNP 6-3-4 8-4-3 9-2-4 8-7-2 14-6-3 DNP 6-1-0

•DePAUL 2-3-1 0-1-0 0-2-0 19-4-0 2-2-0 13-5-3 8-5-3 14-12-1 DNP 4-1-2

•LOUISVILLE 0-6-0 3-1-0 0-2-1 16-8-2 17-3-4 4-5-5 6-5-0 18-4-1 DNP 2-5-1

•atSouthFlorida 10-2-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 16-8-3 4-3-3 8-3-5 26-11-0 20-6-2 DNP 2-6-1

(2)•atConnecticut 6-3-1 0-1-0 0-0-0 18-4-2 1-0-1 10-2-5 17-11-1 9-5-0 DNP 5-3-1

•SYRACUSE 2-3-1 0-2-1 0-0-0 13-2-6 2-4-2 12-1-3 23-8-3 20-6-2 0-0-0 18-11-1

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.) // 2 = Game played at XL Center (Hartford, Conn.)


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

ALL GAMES vs. BIG EAST OPPONENTSMost First Half Points Scored 49,twice(MR:atBostonCollege,11/23) 44,twice(MR:atSouthFlorida,2/17)Most First Half Points Allowed 52bySouthFlorida(2/17) 52bySouthFlorida(2/17)

Most Second Half Points Scored 53 at Boston College (11/23) 52, twice (MR: vs. Syracuse, 2/24)Most Second Half Points Allowed 47 by Rutgers (1/27) 47 by Rutgers (1/27)

Fewest First Half Points Scored 20atVillanova(1/24) 20atVillanova(1/24)Fewest First Half Points Allowed 17 by Georgia Southern (11/25) 23 by Seton Hall (1/3)

Fewest Second Half Points Scored 20atMichigan(12/10) 28atVillanova(1/24)Fewest Second Half Points Allowed 19 by Georgia Southern (11/25) 24 by Cincinnati (1/31)

Largest Leads Notre Dame:55—78-23(8:05,2nd)vs.GeorgiaSouthern(ND85-36),11/25 Opponent:19,fourtimes—63-44(6:50,2nd),73-54(1:51,2nd)and76-57(1:16,2nd)byRutgers(RU78-68),1/27;63-44(9:32,2nd)atConnecticut(UCONN76-66),2/22Largest 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:18(NDRecord—16-2;7-1vs.BIGEAST)//Opponents:7(NDRecord—2-5;1-5vs.BIGEAST)//Ties:1(NDRecord—1-0;0-0vs.BIGEAST)Rebound Advantage:ND:13(NDRecord—12-1;5-1vs.BIGEAST)//Opponents:11(NDRecord—6-5;3-4vs.BIGEAST)//Ties:2(NDRecord—1-1;0-1vs.BIGEAST)Bench Scoring Advantage:ND:17(NDRecord—12-5;3-4vs.BIGEAST)//Opponents:7(NDRecord—6-1;4-1vs.BIGEAST)//Ties:2(NDRecord—1-1;

1-1vs.BIGEAST) Notre Dame Margin:+174points,+6.7ppg.(ND—558pts.,21.5ppg.;Opponents—384pts.,14.8ppg.)

Point Differential 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 16 20 21 24 35 44 48 49Notre Dame Wins 1 2 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1Notre Dame Losses 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 3 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 16-6 8-6Bruszewski,Williamson,Lechlitner,Mallory,Schrader 2-1Bruszewski,Peters(F),Barlow,Lechlitner,Schrader 1-0

Complete Games Played:2(Lechlitner2)//Opponents:3 Most Minutes:40,twice(MelissaLechlitneratValparaiso,12/13;Lechlitnervs.St.John’s,1/17)

Charges Taken:26(Williamson12,Solomon4,Barlow3,Watson3,Bruszewski2,Novosel1,Schrader1)//Opponents:21 Most Charges Taken (Individual - Game):2byEricaSolomonatSouthFlorida,2/17 Most Charges Taken (Team - Game):3atPittsburgh,2/3

Shot Clock Violations Forced:17//Opponents:9 Most Shot Clock Violations Forced (Game): 3 at Michigan, 12/10

Scoring Double-Figure Games: 90 (Barlow18,Schrader 18,Bruszewski 14, Lechlitner 14,Novosel 8,Solomon7,Williamson4,Mallory 3,Watson3,Peters 1) //

Opponents:59 20-29-Point Games:6(Bruszewski2,Schrader2,Williamson2)//Opponents:10 30-39-Point Games:0//Opponents:1 Game-High Honors*:16(Schrader5,Lechlitner3,Barlow2,Novosel2,Williamson2,Bruszewski1,Mallory1) Team-High Honors*:31(Barlow8,Schrader6,Lechlitner5,Bruszewski4,Novosel3,Williamson2,Mallory1,Solomon1,Watson1)

Rebounding Double-Figure Games:10(Schrader6,Williamson2,Bruszewski1,Solomon1)//Opponents:12 Game-High Honors*:17(Schrader7,Williamson5,Barlow2,Solomon2,Bruszewski1) Team-High Honors*: 30(Schrader12,Williamson6,Barlow4,Solomon4,Bruszewski1,Mallory1,Peters1,Watson1)

Assists Double-Figure Games:0//Opponents:0 Game-High Honors*:11(Lechlitner5,Barlow2,Schrader2,Mallory1,Novosel1) Team-High Honors*:40(Lechlitner15,Barlow10,Schrader7,Mallory2,Novosel2,Bruszewski1,Solomon1,Watson1,Williamson1)

Double-Doubles Points/Rebounds:8(Schrader5-EMU,PUR,CIN,USF,UCONN;Williamson2-GU,SYR;Bruszewski1-DPU**)//Opponents:11

* = totals may not add up to games played due to ties // ** = indicates second game vs. opponent


fighting irish women’s basketball 2008-09 NOTRE 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.....wason1/24/09(Villanova55,ND48)allowedlessthan50points.....wason12/20/08(ND89,Loyola-Chicago45)*playedanovertimegame.....wason12/10/08(Michigan63,ND59-ot) •playedamultiple-overtimegame.....wason11/30/97(ND93,UCLA91-2ot)ralliedfromadouble-digitdeficittowin.....wason2/17/09—14points(33-19,8:55,1st)atSouthFlorida(ND86-79)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.....wason2/24/09(ND90,Syracuse79)—LindsaySchrader23,BeccaBruszewski20,EricaWilliamson18,AshleyBarlow13,MelissaLechlitner12*hadsixdouble-figurescorers.....wason11/23/08(ND102,BostonCollege54)—BeccaBruszewski18,EricaSolomon15,BrittanyMallory14,LindsaySchrader13,AshleyBarlow 10, Erica Williamson 10hadsevendouble-figurescorers.....wason1/19/08(ND104,Georgetown86)—AshleyBarlow21,BrittanyMallory15,CharelAllen14,MelissaLechlitner13,LindsaySchrader 12, Becca Bruszewski 10, Erica Williamson 10hadnodouble-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.....wason2/24/09(ND90,Syracuse79)—LindsaySchrader23,BeccaBruszewski20*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.....wason2/3/09(Pittsburgh82,ND70)—9turnoverscommitted25turnovers.....wason12/30/06(Tennessee78,ND54)—29turnoversforced25turnovers.....wason1/31/09(ND66,Cincinnati50)—26turnovers*An Irish player had…25points.....wason2/17/09—LindsaySchrader(26)atSouthFlorida(ND86-79)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.....wason1/31/09—LindsaySchrader(15)vs.Cincinnati(ND66-50)*20rebounds.....wason1/20/88—HeidiBunek(20)atDePaul(DPU80-77)10assists.....wason2/26/05—MeganDuffy(10)vs.WestVirginia(ND82-57)*5blocks.....wason2/24/09—EricaWilliamson(5)vs.Syracuse(ND90-79)*5steals.....wason1/31/09—AshleyBarlow(8)vs.Cincinnati(ND66-50)*a“double-double”.....wason2/24/09—EricaWilliamson(18p,11r)vs.Syracuse(ND90-79)*a“triple-double”.....wason2/15/90—SaraLiebscher(17p,12r,10a)vs.Detroit(ND99-58)*(only triple-double in school history)20pts&10rebs.....wason2/17/09—LindsaySchrader(26p,11r)atSouthFlorida(ND86-79)20pts&20rebs.....wason1/20/88—HeidiBunek(25p,20r)atDePaul(DPU80-77)a4-pointplay.....wason2/22/08—AshleyBarlow(11:10,1st)atConnecticut(UCONN76-66)ahalfcourtshot.....wason1/2/07—BreonaGray(0:00,1st)atSetonHall(ND64-61)An opposing player had…25points.....wason2/3/09—ShavonteZellous(29),Pittsburgh(PITT82-70)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.....wason2/24/09—ChandreaJones(11),Syracuse(ND90-79)*15rebounds.....wason2/3/09—ShaylaScott(18),Pittsburgh(PITT82-70)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.....wason2/22/09—ReneeMontgomery(5),Connecticut(UCONN76-66)a“double-double”.....wason2/24/09—ChandreaJones(16p,11r),Syracuse(ND90-79)*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, LSU 0.0. FT Pct:NotreDame66.7,LSU81.0.Turnovers: NotreDame21,LSU18.Blocked Shots:NotreDame4(Peters3), LSU 2. Steals:NotreDame12(Schrader,Peters3),LSU11(Hightower 4). Attendance: 7,954.

NOTES:NotreDamesquaresitsall-timeserieswithLSUat2-2,whileallfourgameshavebeendecidedby10pointsorless…theIrishearntheirfirst-everwinoverLSUinBatonRouge,andavenge their 1999 NCAA Tournament second-round loss totheLadyTigers(74-64)atthePeteMaravichAssemblyCenter…NotreDameregistersitsfirst-everwinoveraSoutheasternConference(SEC)opponentonitshomefloor,anditsfirstvic-toryinsideanSECarenasinceMarch24,1997,whentheIrishdownedGeorgeWashington,62-52,intheNCAAEastRegionalfinalatSouthCarolina’sformerhome,theFrankMcGuireCenter,inColumbia,S.C.…NotreDamecollectsitsfirstvictoryoveranSECopponentsinceNov.14,2003,whentheIrishopenedthatseason with a 77-64 win over No. 22/25 Auburn at the WBCA ClassicinBoulder,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)…the Irish continue to sparkle in regular-season tournament play, improving to 22-5 (.815) in their last 27 regular-season tourney games,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-water mark, three more than in its 93-48 victory on Jan. 20, 1994,attheJoyceCenter…theIrishaddedtotheirongoingtotalswhenleadingathalftime(147-14,.913,sincethestartofthe2000-01season)andscoringatleast80points(115-4,.966,beginningwiththe1995-96campaign)…NotreDamenowhaswon72ofits last78non-conferencehomegames(.923)…theIrishalsomove to 112-32 (.778) all-time against other in-state opponents, 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, Boston College 66.7. Turnovers:NotreDame18,BostonCollege 28. Blocked Shots:NotreDame6(Peters2),BostonCollege 3. Steals:NotreDame17(Barlow7),BostonCollege5. Attendance: 1,567.

NOTES:NotreDameisofftoa3-0startforthefirsttimesincethe2005-06season…aftergoing30seasonswithoutscoringintripledigitsonanopponent’shomefloor,theIrishhavenowdoneit in consecutive seasons, also winning at Georgetown, 104-86, onJan.19,2008…NotreDame’s48-pointmarginofvictoryisits largest since a 53-point win (94-41) at Central Michigan on Nov.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-point loss to Central Connecticut State on Feb. 26, 1976 (a gameplayedatBC’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: Georgia Southern 24, NotreDame14.Blocked Shots:GeorgiaSouthern2(Ogburn2),NotreDame6(Schrader,Solomon2).Steals: Georgia Southern 8 (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.

4GAME#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: Michigan State 82.4,NotreDame68.4.Turnovers:MichiganState24,NotreDame15. Blocked Shots:MichiganState6(DeHaan3),NotreDame6(Bruszewski, Williamson, Solomon 2). Steals: Michigan State 9 (Keane4),NotreDame9(Barlow3).Technical Fouls: MSU bench, 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…theIrishalsochalkup their eighth consecutive win over a Michigan school, rising to 51-19 (.729) all-time and 21-13 (.618) at home against theGreatLakesState…NotreDamejumpsto19-13(.594)all-timein its first gameafter Thanksgivingwith an 8-3 (.727)mark athome…the Irishhavemadeacombined29 three-pointers intheirlastfourgames,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, a mark she last set less than a week ago on Nov. 23 at BostonCollege…Barlowalsoextendedherstreakofdouble-digitscoringgamesto10inarow,datingbacktolastyear…Solomonscoredindoublefiguresforthethirdconsecutivegame,averaging13.0pointswitha .765fieldgoalpercentage (13-of-17) in thatspan…NotreDamehashadatleastthreedouble-figurescorersinallfivegamesthisseason,withfourormoreforthethirdtime…Bruszewskitiedhercareerhighswithfourassists(lastsetinlastweekend’sBostonCollegegame)andtwoblocks(lastsetonMarch3,2008atSt.John’s).

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#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: Notre Dame62.5,EasternMichigan78.6.Turnovers:NotreDame18,Eastern Michigan 16. Blocked Shots:NotreDame8(Solomon4), Eastern Michigan 6 (McKinney 4). 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-time against the present MAC alignment (19-5, .792, in the 22-yearMuffetMcGrawera)…NotreDamealsocollectsitsninthconsecutive win over a Michigan school, rising to 52-19 (.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 in a game-high 18 points (Watson vs. Michigan State on Nov.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).

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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)…Malloryearnedhersecondconsecutivestartandthefirstofher career at home.

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Michigan 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: Notre Dame50.0,Michigan21.1.FT Pct:NotreDame66.7,Michigan84.6. Turnovers:NotreDame23,Michigan23.Blocked Shots: NotreDame3,Michigan6(Skrba,Hicks2).Steals:NotreDame12(Barlow 4), Michigan 9 (Skrba, Hicks 3). 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.)…UMhashistoricallyhadtheupperhandover the Irish in Ann Arbor, improving to 5-2 all-time against Notre DameatCrislerArena…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.

8GAME

#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: Notre Dame11.1,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…theIrishheldtheirsixthopponent this year to less than 40 percent shooting, moving to 6-0inthosegames…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: Loyola 25.0, 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-timeagainstLoyolaandpicksupits14thconsecutive win over the Ramblers, as well as its 20th in the past 21seriesmeetings;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 since March 1, 2008, against Seton Hall at the Joyce Center(sixpoints)…juniorwalk-onguardAlenaChristiansenmadehercollegiatedebut,loggingonepoint,onereboundandonesteal infiveminutes;ChristiansenwasaddedtotheIrishrosterDec.19.

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ME #12/6 Notre Dame 68, Charlotte 61

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


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: Notre Dame25.0,Charlotte35.7.FT Pct:NotreDame61.1,Charlotte88.9. Turnovers:NotreDame20,Charlotte24.Blocked Shots: NotreDame3(Solomon2),Charlotte1.Steals:NotreDame12(Novosel 4), Charlotte 8 (McCallum 4). 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).

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

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

Notre Dame (59)Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tpBruszewski 29 5-9 1-2 1-3 7 2 4 12Williamson 11 1-5 0-0 0-0 2 0 3 2Barlow 35 2-11 0-4 2-2 9 4 2 6Lechlitner 35 5-10 1-2 0-0 0 1 1 11Schrader 32 6-10 0-0 0-0 8 3 2 12Solomon 21 4-4 0-0 0-1 7 2 3 8Watson 20 2-7 2-6 0-0 4 2 0 6Miller 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0Novosel 13 1-5 0-1 0-0 3 0 1 2Team 5Totals 200 26-61 4-15 3-6 45 14 17 59

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: Notre Dame26.7,Vanderbilt23.5.FT Pct:NotreDame50.0,Vanderbilt45.5. Turnovers:NotreDame19,Vanderbilt11.Blocked Shots: NotreDame4,Vanderbilt1.Steals:NotreDame2,Vanderbilt11(Wirth 4). 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-figurescorersforthe11thtimein12gamesthis season, going 11-0 in those games.

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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: Notre Dame0.0,SetonHall 36.4.FT Pct:NotreDame66.7,SetonHall 78.3. 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.

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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: Notre Dame37.5,DePaul23.8.FT Pct:NotreDame75.0,DePaul76.5.Turnovers:NotreDame13,DePaul15.Blocked Shots: Notre Dame2,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).

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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: Georgetown 66.7, 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,with its last loss at the Joyce Center coming on Jan. 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. 29 vs. Michigan State.

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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: Notre Dame33.3,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. 29 in a 78-72 win over #24 Michigan State at the Joyce Center)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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ME #10/4 Notre Dame 70, St. John’s 67


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.

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ME Villanova 55, #13/9 Notre Dame 48

January 24, 2009The Pavilion (Villanova, Pa.)


Villanova (55)Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tpKurz 31 6-13 2-5 2-2 6 1 2 16Karcic 34 3-9 2-6 0-0 5 3 2 8Elliott 10 2-5 2-5 0-0 1 0 0 6Getty 29 2-5 2-4 2-2 4 2 1 8Dougherty 11 2-3 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 4Weiss 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0O’Connor 30 2-8 1-3 3-4 0 3 0 8Jones 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0Grant 24 0-2 0-2 0-0 4 2 2 0Swiezynski 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0Scanlon 25 1-2 1-2 2-3 5 1 3 5Team 6Totals 200 18-47 10-27 9-11 31 12 12 55

Notre Dame 20 28 — 48Villanova 30 25 — 55

FG Pct:NotreDame32.7,Villanova38.3.3-PT FG Pct: Notre Dame33.3,Villanova37.0.FT Pct:NotreDame63.6,Villanova81.8. Turnovers:NotreDame14,Villanova15.Blocked Shots: Notre Dame 1, Villanova 4 (Karcic 2).Steals: Notre Dame 7(Novosel3),Villanova5(Getty2).Attendance: 2,111.

NOTES:NotreDameseesitstwo-gameserieswinningstreakagainstVillanovasnapped,butstillholdsa15-9leadall-timeovertheWildcats…exactlyhalfofthe24gamesintheserieshavebeendecidedbyeightpointsorfewer(teamshavesplitthose12closegames),includingsevenofthepastninecontests(VUhaswonfiveofthoseseven)…NotreDamenowhasforced59Villanovaturnoversinthepastthreeseriesgames,anaverageof19.7pergame(VUwasaveraging12.8turnoverspergamecomingintothisyear’scontest)…allthreeIrishlossesthisseasonhavecomeontheroadby10pointsorfewer…NotreDamefallsto7-1thisseason(191-13inits14-yearBIGEASTmembership)whenholdingitsopponenttofewerthan60points…theIrishwereheldtoseasonlowsforpointsinagame(previouswas59on twooccasions),points inahalf (tied thesecond-half totalatMichiganonDec.10),fieldgoalpercentage(previouslywas.344vs.#17/20PurdueonDec.7)andassists(tiedthetotalatValparaisoonDec.13)…NotreDame’s48pointswerethefewestithasscoredinagamesinceJan.27,2007,ina64-47lossatConnecticut…forthefirsttimeallseason,NotreDamedidnothavemultipledouble-digitpointscorers,somethingtheIrishhadnotdonesinceJan.13,2008,ina56-50lossatWestVirginia…Villanova’s10three-pointerswerethemostbyanIrishopponentsinceJan.5,2008,whenTennesseemade11treysinan87-63winattheJoyceCenter…Solomoncollectedaseason-high10rebounds,onemorethanherpreviousbestthatshesetonDec.2 at Eastern Michigan.

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2008-09 Notre Dame Women’s Basketball Box ScoresRutgers 78, #17/13 Notre Dame 68January 27, 2009Joyce Center (Notre Dame, Ind.)

Rutgers (78)Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tpJunaid 18 4-8 0-0 0-0 7 1 3 8Rushdan 20 1-4 1-2 2-2 5 4 3 5Prince 38 5-12 2-4 12-12 9 6 4 24Zurich 38 2-12 0-1 0-0 7 2 2 4Ray 38 9-17 4-7 4-6 3 2 0 26Speed 17 0-2 0-0 0-0 2 3 4 0Sykes 4 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0Vaughn 19 3-8 0-0 0-0 7 0 3 6McCurdy 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0Pope 2 2-2 0-0 1-1 3 0 0 5Lee 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 3 0Team 4Totals 200 26-67 7-14 19-21 48 18 22 78


Rutgers 31 47 — 78Notre Dame 24 44 — 68

FG Pct:Rutgers38.8,NotreDame38.1.3-PT FG Pct: Rutgers 50.0,NotreDame18.2.FT Pct:Rutgers90.5,NotreDame72.7.Turnovers:Rutgers14,NotreDame13.Blocked Shots: Rutgers 4 (Junaid2),NotreDame6(Williamson,Solomon2).Steals: Rutgers 5(Ray4),NotreDame9(Lechlitner3).Attendance: 10,082.

NOTES:NotreDamelosesconsecutivegamesforthefirsttimethisseason…theIrishseetheir12-gamehomewinningstreaksnapped,losingattheJoyceCenterforthefirsttimeinexactlyoneyear(81-64totop-rankedConnecticutonJan.27,2008)…RutgersearnsitsfifthconsecutivevictoryovertheIrish,extend-ingthelongestwinningstreakbyeithersideintheseries…theScarletKnightsnowholda16-9seriesleadonNotreDame,withtheIrishmaintaininga5-4edgeattheJoyceCenter…RU’s78pointswerethemostscoredbyeithersideinaregulationseriesgamesinceDec.3,1997,whenRutgerspostedan80-67wininPiscataway…NotreDameregistereditshighestpointtotalagainst the Scarlet Knights in a regulation game since March 2, 1997,whentheIrishdownedRU,86-58intheBIGEASTCham-pionshipquarterfinalsatStorrs,Conn.…Rutgers’48reboundsmatchedanIrishopponentseasonhighoriginallyestablishedby#24 Michigan State on Nov. 29 in a 78-72 Irish win at the Joyce Center…RUguardEpiphannyPrincesetaJoyceCenterop-ponentrecordbygoing12-for-12atthefoulline,eclipsingtheoldmarkof10-for-10setbyConnecticut’sNykeshaSalesonFeb.21,1998…Novoselscoredaseason-(andcareer-)high19 points, one more than her output in wins at Eastern Michigan (Dec.2)andDePaul(Jan.6)…Barlowonceagaintiedhercareerhighbyknockingdownthreethree-pointers,the11thtimeshehasmadeexactlythatmanytreys…theattendanceof10,082wastheeighth-largestcrowdinschoolhistoryandsecondcrowdof10,000+fansthisseason(aselloutcrowdof11,418sawtheIrish topple#17/20Purdue,62-51onDec.7); italsowas thelargestweeknightcrowdinschoolhistory,easilysurpassingtheoldstandardof8,574whosawNotreDamedefeatfourth-rankedConnecticut,66-51,onJan.13,2004…thetop20crowdsinschool history all have been set in the past nine seasons (2000-01topresent),includingsixselloutsandeightcrowdsof10,000fansormore…theIrishworespecialwhiteuniformstrimmedwithpinkinhonorofthelateNorthCarolinaStateheadcoachKayYow,whopassedawayonJan.24followingacourageoustwo-decadebattlewithbreastcancer.

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ME #17/13 Notre Dame 66, Cincinnati 50


Cincinnati (50)Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tpMorgan 39 4-9 0-3 2-4 9 2 2 10Stephens 21 4-8 1-3 0-0 3 0 1 9Sanders 16 1-3 0-1 0-0 2 1 1 2Roudebush 40 5-10 3-5 0-2 6 6 2 13Bellman 29 1-5 0-2 0-0 5 0 3 2Schuster 12 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0Stevens 24 2-6 0-3 3-3 2 0 1 7Jones 19 2-6 0-0 3-4 5 3 0 7Team 1 1Totals 200 19-48 4-17 8-13 34 12 12 50

Notre Dame (66)Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tpBruszewski 30 7-11 1-2 0-0 7 1 2 15Williamson 14 1-2 0-0 0-0 2 1 3 2Barlow 34 2-8 1-4 2-4 4 4 2 7Lechlitner 35 3-17 1-5 0-0 8 7 0 7Schrader 35 9-18 0-0 1-4 15 3 2 19Solomon 10 0-2 0-0 0-2 2 0 2 0Watson 18 3-9 3-7 1-2 5 1 2 10Novosel 23 3-6 0-0 0-0 2 2 2 6Christiansen 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0Team 3Totals 200 28-73 6-18 4-12 48 19 15 66

Cincinnati 26 24 — 50Notre Dame 36 30 — 66

FG Pct:Cincinnati39.6,NotreDame38.4.3-PT FG Pct: Cincinnati 23.5,NotreDame33.3.FT Pct:Cincinnati61.5,NotreDame33.3.Turnovers:Cincinnati26,NotreDame17.Blocked Shots: Cincin-nati6(Schuster3),NotreDame2.Steals: Cincinnati 6 (Stephens 2),NotreDame21(Barlow8).Technical Foul: Cincinnati bench. Attendance: 6,902.

NOTES:NotreDameimprovesto5-0all-timeagainstCincinnati,includingwinsinallfourmatchupssincetheBearcatsjoinedtheBIGEASTConferencein2005-06…sinceenteringtheBIGEAST14seasonsago,NotreDameis50-13(.794)initsfirstgameafteradouble-digit loss, includinga 2-0mark this season in theseso-called “bounce back” games… the Irish also stretch theirrecordagainstOhioschoolsto70-16(.814),witha35-7(.833)homerecord,includinganactive15-gamewinningstreakattheJoyceCentervs.theBuckeyeState…NotreDameturnsinitsbestdefensiveperformanceinamonth,withCincinnati’s50pointsthefewestallowedbytheIrishsinceDec.20,whentheydefeatedLoyola-Chicago,89-45attheJoyceCenter…NotreDame’s21stealswerethemostithashadinasinglegameinalmostexactlyoneyear,sincetheIrishtallied23theftsagainstProvidenceonJan.30,2008,attheJoyceCenter…NotreDameforcedatleast25turnoversforthefourthtimethisseason,andfirstsincetyingtheirseason high with 31 takeaways in the victory over Loyola-Chicago …theIrishallowedonlyfouroffensiverebounds,thebestmarksinceJan.22,2008,whenDePaulalsohadfouroffensiveboards…Schraderpostedherthirddouble-doubleoftheseason(andseventhofhercareer)withaseason-high-tying19points(alsoatCharlotteonDec.28)andacareer-best15rebounds;thelat-tertotalwasonemorethanSchrader’spreviousmarksetinherfirstcollegegameonNov.18,2005,vs.MichiganattheJoyceCenter…SchraderisthefirstIrishplayerwithatleast15pointsand15reboundsinthesamegamesinceFeb.17,2001,whenKelleySiemonhad19pointsand15reboundsina54-53lossatRutgers(theloneregular-seasondefeatinNotreDame’sruntothenationalchampionship)…Barlowcollectedacareer-higheightsteals, one more than her previous best that she set on Nov. 23 at BostonCollege…Barlow’seightstealstiedforthesecond-mostinschoolandJoyceCenterhistory(twooffMaryGavin’srecordof10setexactly22yearsearliervs.Marquette),andwerethemostforanyIrishplayerinagamesinceFeb.5,2003,whenLe’TaniaSeverenotchedeightstealsagainstGeorgetown,alsoattheJoyceCenter…Lechlitnertalliedacareer-higheightrebounds(previousbestwassixvs.SyracuseonJan.20,2007)andaseason-bestsevenassists(previoushighwassixvs.St.John’sonJan.17)…Bruszewskitiedhercareerhighwithsevenrebounds,amarkshe’shitthreetimesbefore(mostrecentlyonDec.30at#20/19Vanderbilt)…thevictoryassuredNotreDameoffinishingwithawinningrecordforthe17thconsecutiveseason,21sttimeinthe22-yearMuffetMcGrawera(1987-present)and28thtimeinthe32-yearhistoryoftheIrishprogram…forthesecondconsecutivegame,NotreDameworeitsalternatehomewhiteuniformswithpinktriminhonorofthelateKayYow.

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ME #22/24 Pittsburgh 82, #19/16 Notre Dame 70

February 3, 2009Petersen Events Center (Pittsburgh, Pa.)


Pittsburgh (82)Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tpSallard 25 1-3 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 2Scott 35 5-13 1-3 0-0 18 3 3 11Wilson 35 2-7 0-0 0-1 12 1 2 4Zellous 31 10-18 4-5 5-7 7 3 2 29Stewart 37 5-10 2-3 5-6 4 7 0 17Harrison 25 6-13 0-1 5-5 3 3 4 17Cole 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 0Ogoke 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0Popovec 6 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 2Team 3Totals 200 30-66 7-12 15-19 48 19 14 82

Notre Dame 31 39 — 70Pittsburgh 40 42 — 82

FG Pct:NotreDame37.2,Pittsburgh45.5.3-PT FG Pct: Notre Dame20.0,Pittsburgh58.3.FT Pct:NotreDame66.7,Pitts-burgh 78.9. Turnovers:NotreDame9,Pittsburgh18.Blocked Shots:NotreDame6 (Bruszewski3),Pittsburgh6 (Wilson3).Steals: Notre Dame 7 (Lechlitner, Novosel 2), Pittsburgh 1.Attendance: 3,813.

NOTES:NotreDamehasdroppedthreeof its lastfourseriesgamesvs.Pittsburghafterwinningthefirst16matchupswiththePanthers…Pittposteditshighestpointtotalinthe20-gameseries,whiletheIrishlostforthefirsttimewhenscoringatleast65pointsagainstthePanthers…allfiveNotreDamelossesthisseasonhavecomeby12pointsorless,withtheIrishhavinghadtheleadorachancetotaketheleadinthesecondhalfoffourofthosedefeats…NotreDamefallsto4-1againstAssociatedPressTop25opponentsthisseason(2-1ontheroad)…Pitt’s82pointswerethemostallowedbytheIrishthisyear(previous:78byRutgersonJan.27),aswerethePanthers’.538three-pointpercentage(previous:.500byRutgersonJan.27)and48rebounds(previous:twice,lastbyRutgersonJan.27)…NotreDame’snineturnoverswereitssecond-lowesttotaloftheseason,exceedingonlybytheeightgiveawaysvs.EvansvilleonNov.19…NotreDame’s21offensivereboundstiedforitssecond-highestmarkoftheseason,onebehindthe22offensiveboardscollectedatEasternMichiganonDec.2…Solomonfinishedonepointandtworeboundsoffherseasonandcareerhighs(15pointsatBostonCollegeonNov.23;10reboundsatVillanovaonJan.24)…Solo-monalsobecametheninthdifferentIrishplayertopostteam-highscoringhonorsatleastoncethisseason…Bruszewskiloggedhersecondconsecutivedouble-digitscoringnightandfourthinsixgames(10thoftheyearafterhavingsixalloflastseason)…Bruszewskialsowounduponereboundfromhercareerhigh,setfourtimesbefore(mostrecentlyonJan.31vs.Cincinnati),anddidrecordanewcareer-highthreeblockedshots(previouslyhavinghadtwoblockstwice,thelastvs.#24MichiganStateonNov.29,2008),whileplayingacareer-high-tying30minutesforthethirdtime(secondinasmanygames).

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2008-09 Notre Dame Women’s Basketball Box Scores#19/16 Notre Dame 62, #25 DePaul 59February 8, 2009Joyce Center (Notre Dame, Ind.)

DePaul (59)Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tpWilliams 38 8-11 0-0 4-6 10 2 2 20Hampton 13 2-5 1-3 0-0 1 1 2 5Chester 25 0-3 0-0 4-4 2 2 5 4Quigley 38 3-11 0-4 2-2 6 5 2 8Naughton 35 2-11 0-3 2-5 9 3 1 6Cattell 15 1-2 0-1 0-0 1 0 0 2Threatt 26 4-10 2-6 1-2 4 1 4 11Medley 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 0 1 0Ortiz 4 1-3 1-3 0-0 0 0 0 3Havel 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0Team 3Totals 200 21-56 4-20 13-19 38 14 17 59


DePaul 31 28 — 59Notre Dame 32 30 — 62

FG Pct:DePaul37.5,NotreDame36.1.3-PT FG Pct:DePaul20.0,NotreDame27.3.FT Pct:DePaul68.4,NotreDame71.4.Turnovers:DePaul16,NotreDame17.Blocked Shots:DePaul3(Williams2),NotreDame1.Steals:DePaul9(Chester,Quigley3),NotreDame7(Lechlitner3).Attendance: 10,011.

NOTES:NotreDameimprovesto5-1thisseasonagainstrankedopponents(3-0athome)…theIrishsweeptheseasonseriesfromDePaul,winningtwiceinthesameseasonovertheBlueDemonsforthefirsttimesincethe1985-86season,whenNotreDametookbothNorthStarConferencemeetingswithDePaul(55-53onJan.26,1986,attheJoyceCenter;73-58onFeb.23,1986,inChicago)…theBlueDemonsstillleadtheall-timeserieswithNotreDame,18-14,although the Irishposted their thirdconsecutivewinoverDePaul,matchingtheirlongeststreakinthe32-gameseries(NDalsowonthesecondmatchupin1984-85beforethe1985-86seasonsweep)…theIrishmoveto8-6all-timeagainsttheBlueDemonsattheJoyceCenterand5-3inBIGEASTregular-seasonplay…thismarkedjustthesecondtimeinthepast13seriesgamesthatneitherteamreachedthe70-pointmark—lastyear’s66-64IrishwininChicagowastheotherlow-scoringcontestduringthisspan(whichdatesbacktothe1992-93season)…NotreDameheldDePaulto59points,itslowesttotalintheseriessinceDec.31,2001,whentheIrishregistereda79-50winattheJoyceCenter…NotreDame’s62pointswere the fewest ithasscored in theseriessinceFeb.12,2006(a79-50DePaulwininChicago)…theIrishcontinuetheirrunofsuccessinthemonthofFebruary,improvingto45-4(.918)athomeinthesecondmonthsincejoiningtheBIGEASTin1995-96…NotreDame is78-21 (.788) inFebruarygamesduring its BIG EAST membership and 126-36 (.778) in the22-yearMcGrawera,includinga67-10(.870)homerecord…NotreDameheldDePaultoa.200three-pointpercentage,thelowest by an Irish opponent since Nov. 29, when #24 Michigan Stateshot15.4percent(2-of-13)fromdistanceina78-72NotreDame win at the Joyce Center … Bruszewski collected herfirstcareerdouble-doublewith14pointsandacareer-high12rebounds(previoushighwassevenreboundsonfouroccasions,mostrecentlyonJan.31vs.CincinnatiattheJoyceCenter)…Barlowtiedherseasonhighwith19pointsafterreachingthatmarkintheseason’sfirsttwogames(at#24/22LSU,homevs.Evansville)…theIrishdrewacrowdof10,011,theninth-largestcrowdinschoolhistoryandthethirdattendanceof10,000fansormorethisseason(tyingtheprogramrecordsetlastyear);infact,NotreDamehashadatleast10,000fansinthestandsforsixofitslast22homegames(betterthanoneoutofeveryfour)…thecontestalsowasdesignatedasNotreDame’sWBCAPinkZonegame,withtheIrishwearingtheirspecialwhiteandpinkuniformstohelpsupportthenationalinitiativecallingattentiontobreastcancerandthesearchforacure.

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ME #10/12 Louisville 71, #22 Notre Dame 66

February 11, 2009Joyce Center (Notre Dame, Ind.)

Louisville (71)Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tpRucker 8 0-2 0-0 1-2 0 0 0 1Bingham 38 10-17 0-0 1-2 12 3 2 21Reid 8 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0McCoughtry 35 8-21 0-2 4-5 11 4 4 20Byrd 35 4-8 1-1 3-4 3 2 1 12Burke 32 2-5 1-4 2-2 4 2 3 7Stephen 5 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 0Jackson 6 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 2Terry 9 2-3 0-0 0-0 2 1 0 4Hines 24 2-5 0-0 0-1 2 2 4 4Team 8Totals 200 29-65 2-7 11-16 44 14 16 71


Louisville 38 33 — 71Notre Dame 28 38 — 66

FG Pct:Louisville44.6,NotreDame37.9.3-PT FG Pct: Louisville 28.6,NotreDame41.7.FT Pct:Louisville68.8,NotreDame64.7.Turnovers:Louisville19,NotreDame18.Blocked Shots: Louisville 1,NotreDame3(Williamson2).Steals: Louisville 12 (McCoughtry 8),NotreDame12(Novosel4).Attendance: 6,706.

NOTES:NotreDamewasplayingitsthirdconsecutiveAssoci-atedPressTop25opponent,thefirsttimetheIrishhavefacedsuch a challenging stretch in the regular season since the 1996 PreseasonWNIT (Nov. 17-20), when Notre Dame took on #6Iowa(W,61-50),#3Tennessee(L,72-59)and#8NorthCarolinaState(W,64-53)…theIrishare5-2againstrankedopponentsthisseason(3-1athome)…thelastthreetimesNotreDamehasplayedanAPTop10opponent,ithaslostby10pointsorfewer(57-51at#5RutgersonFeb.19,2008;74-64vs.#3TennesseeinNCAAOklahomaCityRegionalSemifinalonMarch30,2008)…Louisvilleregainsa4-3seriesleadonNotreDame(2-1attheJoyceCenter),whiletheroadteamcontinuestoholdtheupperhand,winningfourofthesixon-campusgamesintheseriestodate…theseven-gameaggregatepointtotalintheseriesisvirtu-allyeven,withtheIrishedgingtheCardinals,460-459…sixofthesevenseriesgameshavebeendecidedby11pointsorfewer,includingallfoursinceLouisvillejoinedtheBIGEASTin2005-06(seriestied2-2inBIGEASTplay)…eachofNotreDame’ssixlossesthisseasonhasbeendecidedby12pointsorfewer,withfiveofthemseeingtheIrisheitherleading,orwithapossessiontotieortaketheleadinthesecondhalforovertime…Barlowbecame the 24th player in school history to score 1,000 career points,reachingthemilestoneexactlywithherfinaltwopointsoftheevening(apairoffreethrowswith37secondsremainingthatpulledtheIrishwithin66-63)…Bruszewskitiedhercareerhighwith18points,matchingthetotalshehadearlierthisseasonagainstEvansville(Nov.19attheJoyceCenter)andatBostonCollege(Nov.23)…Bruszewskihasscoredindoublefiguresinfourconsecutivegamesandsixtimesinthepasteightcontests,afterpostingsixdouble-digitpointgamesallof lastseason…forthethirdtimethisseason,Novoseltiedherseasonhighswithfoursteals(last:atMarquetteonJan.13)andfourassists(last:atEasternMichiganonDec.2),whilematchingher7-of-11shootingperformancevs.RutgersonJan.27…Novoselalsoscoredatleast17pointsforthefourthtimethisseasonwhilelogginghereighthdouble-figurescoringnightoftheyear…Williamsonhadtwoblockedshotsandmovesintosolepossessionof10thplaceontheNotreDamecareerblockschartwith95,passingHeidiBunek(93from1985-89)andpullingwithintwoblocksofformerteammateMelissaD’Amico(97from2004-08)forninthplace…McCoughtrytiedtheJoyceCenteropponentrecordforstealsinagamepreviouslysetbyDetroit’sAmiraDanforthonJan.29,1994…forthefirsttimethisseason,NotreDametookthefloorintheiralternatehomewhiteuniformswithgreentrim.

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ME #24 Notre Dame 86, South Florida 79

February 17, 2009Sun Dome (Tampa, Fla.)


South Florida (79)Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tpLawson 24 3-9 0-0 6-8 9 0 3 12Denson 17 1-3 0-0 0-0 7 1 5 2Grace 37 4-9 0-1 3-7 2 7 4 11Sepulveda 37 4-14 3-10 4-6 2 3 3 15Stokes 29 5-15 5-14 1-2 5 2 1 16Wynne 17 3-7 0-1 1-2 2 1 2 7Grant 30 5-9 0-1 4-7 12 0 4 14Speed 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 0Sanders 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 0Dalembert 5 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2Team 6Totals 200 26-67 8-27 19-32 46 15 24 79

Notre Dame 44 42 — 86South Florida 52 27 — 79

FG Pct:NotreDame39.7,SouthFlorida38.8.3-PT FG Pct: NotreDame25.0,SouthFlorida29.6.FT Pct:NotreDame85.7,SouthFlorida59.4.Turnovers:NotreDame12,SouthFlorida16.Blocked Shots:NotreDame4,SouthFlorida5(Denson3).Steals: NotreDame8(Barlow,Lechlitner,Novosel2),SouthFlorida7(Grace 5). Technical Foul: Grant (USF). Attendance: 1,316.

NOTES:Forthesecondtimeinlessthantwomonths,NotreDamecomesbackfromadeficitof14pointsormoretoclaimvictory,havingstagedaschool-record18-pointrallyfora59-57winat#20/19VanderbiltonDec.30…NotreDameimprovesto5-2all-timeagainstSouthFlorida(2-1inTampa)…sincetheBullsjoinedtheBIGEASTin2005-06,fourofthefiveseriesgameswiththeIrishhavebeendecidedeitherinovertime(twice,bothwonbyUSF)orbysevenpointsorfewer(twice,bothwonbyND)…NotreDamehasscoredatleast70pointsinsixofthesevenseriesgameswithUSF,whiletheBullsreachedthatmarkforthesecondtimeagainsttheIrishthisseason…NotreDamemovesto14-3(.824)all-timewhenplayinginthestateofFlorida…theIrishare21-5(.808)all-timeagainstFloridaschools(11-2ontheroad)…NotreDamenowis19-8(.704)intrueroadgamesduringthepasttwoseasons,includinga9-4recordthisyear…NotreDamewinsforthesecondtimeinsixgamesthisseasonwhentrailingathalftime(theIrishweredownatVanderbilt,36-24,onDec.30)…NotreDame’s86pointswerethemostithasscoredsinceJan.6inan86-62winatDePaul…theIrishriseto122-4(.968)intheir14-yearBIGEASTmembershipwhenscoringatleast80points,includinga9-0recordthisyear…NotreDame’s30freethrowswerethemosttheIrishhavemadeinasinglegamesinceFeb.4,2007,whentheyknockeddownaschool-record-tying33foulshots(on39attempts)ina77-67winoverWestVirginiaattheJoyceCenter…theIrishhadtwoplayersscoreatleast20pointsinthesamegameforthefirsttimesinceDec.6,2006,whenBreonaGray(22)andTulyahGaines(20)bothhitthemarkina67-58winover#10/9PurdueattheJoyceCenter…Schrader’s26pointswerenotonlyaseasonhigh,butthemostbyanIrishplayersinceCharelAllen’s35-pointoutingagainst#14/13Oklahomainthesecondroundofthe2008NCAATournament…italsowasSchrader’shighestscoringnightsinceacareer-best29points(12-23FG)vs.BostonCollegeinthefirstroundofthe2006NCAATournament…Schrader is the firstNotreDameplayertoposta25-point,10-reboundgamesinceFeb.11,2007,whenAllenchalkedup25pointsand13reboundsina78-70winoverDePaulattheJoyceCenter…Schraderpickedupherfourthdouble-doubleoftheseasonandeighthofhercareer…Bruszewskipostedacareer-high20points,twomorethanherprevioushighsetthreetimesthisseason(mostrecentlysixdaysearliervs.#10/12LouisvilleattheJoyceCenter)…Bruszewskialsosetanewcareerhighbygoing8-for-8atthefoulline,thebestfreethrowshootingnightbyanyIrishplayerthisseason…Solomonpostedherseventhdouble-digitscoringgameoftheyearandalsotiedherpersonalbestwith24minutesplayed(amark she previously hit at Seton Hall on Jan. 2).

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2008-09 Notre Dame Women’s Basketball Box Scores#1 Connecticut 76, #24 Notre Dame 66February 22, 2009XL Center (Hartford, Conn.)


Connecticut (76)Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tpMoore 38 8-11 2-3 0-1 8 4 2 18Charles 31 9-17 0-0 1-2 8 2 1 19Hayes 38 2-7 1-4 5-6 5 4 1 10Montgomery 39 7-16 4-6 2-2 4 8 0 20Greene 21 0-5 0-0 2-2 0 0 2 2Williams 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0Fernandes 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0Gardler 11 0-1 0-0 0-0 2 0 3 0Dixon 10 1-1 0-0 0-1 1 1 0 2McLaren 10 2-3 0-0 1-2 3 0 1 5Team 5Totals 200 29-61 7-13 11-16 36 19 10 76

Notre Dame 33 33 — 66Connecticut 36 40 — 76

FG Pct:NotreDame41.9,Connecticut47.5.3-PT FG Pct: Notre Dame41.7,Connecticut53.8.FT Pct:NotreDame75.0,Con-necticut 68.8. Turnovers:NotreDame13,Connecticut9.Blocked Shots:NotreDame5(Solomon2),Connecticut7(Charles4).Steals:NotreDame6(Schrader2),Connecticut9(Montgomery5). Attendance: 14,533.

NOTES:NotreDamewasplayinga rankedopponent for thefourthtimeinfivegames(andsecondtop-10opponentinthreegames),thefirsttimetheIrishhavefacedsuchadauntingstretchsincetheendofthe2002-03season(March9-30),whentheylosttoNo.20/18Villanova,50-39intheBIGEASTChampion-shipquarterfinals(theWildcatswentontowintheconferencetournament,snappingConnecticut’s70-gamewinningstreakinthetitlegame),butcamebackwithvictoriesover22nd-rankedArizona(59-47)andNo.8/7KansasState(59-53)inManhattan,Kan.,inthefirsttworoundsoftheNCAAEastRegional,beforebowingto10th-rankedPurdueintheregionalsemifinals,66-47,inDayton,Ohio…theIrishare5-3againstrankedopponentsthisseason(2-2ontheroad)…thelastfourtimesNotreDamehasplayedatop-10team,ithaslostbyanaverageofonly7.75pointspergame(allby10pointsorfewer), includinga71-66losstoNo.10/12LouisvilleathomeonFeb.11…allsevenIrishlossesthisseasonhavebeenbyanaverageof8.3pointspergame(nonebymorethan12points),andinsixofthosecontests,NotreDameeitherhadtheleadinthesecondhalf,orhadapos-sessiontotie/taketheleadinthesecondhalf…NotreDameputConnecticutinunfamiliarterritoryonseveralfronts—smallestmarginofvictory(10points),largestdeficitfaced(6-0at18:06ofthefirsthalf),mostcombinedminutestrailedinagame(16:53,including16:30inthefirsthalf),firsttimetrailinginthesecondhalf (43-41with16:11 left)andsecond-smallesthalftime leadoftheseason…Connecticutnowholdsa22-4seriesleadonNotreDame,includinga13-1recordonitshomefloor(eitherinStorrs,wheretheHuskiesare8-1vs.theIrish,or inHartford,whereUConnis5-0vs.NotreDame,includingtwowinsinBIGEASTChampionshipplay)…thiswastheclosestmarginintheseriessinceNotreDame’slastwinovertheHuskies,65-59onJan.30,2005,atGampelPavilioninStorrs…Barlowmovedintoatiefor22ndplaceonNotreDame’scareerscoringlistwith1,034points,matchingMolliePeirick’stotalfrom1994-98…Barlowalsoknockeddownacareer-highfourthree-pointers,afterhavingmadethreetreyson11differentoccasions(mostrecentlyonJan.27vs.RutgersattheJoyceCenter)…Barlowconvertedararefour-pointplayatthe11:10markofthefirsthalf,thefirstbyaNotreDameplayerinmorethansixyears(Feb.16,2003,whenAliciaRataypulledoffthefeatina67-61winatProvidence)…Schradernotchedhersecondconsecutivedouble-doubleandteam-leadingfifthdouble-doubleoftheseason,oneoffDanielleGreen’s1998-99recordfordouble-doublesbyanIrishguardinoneseason…WilliamsonroseintoatieforninthplaceontheIrishcareerblockslistwith97rejections,matchingthetotalofformerteammateMelissaD’Amicofrom2004-08…thiswasthe950th game in program history.

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ME #23/22 Notre Dame 90, Syracuse 79

February 24, 2009Joyce Center (Notre Dame, Ind.)

Syracuse (79)Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tpMurray 22 1-5 0-0 1-2 3 0 2 3Harris 25 2-3 2-3 1-1 1 4 3 7Morrow 32 7-14 3-9 1-2 4 6 3 18Jones 34 4-16 0-3 8-9 11 2 3 16Michael 27 6-13 1-2 4-7 7 2 2 17Gobuty 9 1-2 0-0 0-0 2 0 1 2Lampkins 15 1-4 1-3 1-2 1 3 2 4Berry 13 2-2 0-0 0-0 1 0 4 4Ward 11 3-8 0-0 0-0 3 0 4 6Ash 7 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 2 1 0Lisnere 5 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 2Team 6Totals 200 28-69 7-20 16-23 41 19 25 79

Notre Dame (90)Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tpBruszewski 36 6-10 1-2 7-12 6 2 2 20Williamson 29 6-11 0-0 6-8 11 1 2 18Barlow 25 3-7 1-2 6-6 2 6 3 13Lechlitner 36 4-11 0-4 4-4 1 3 3 12Schrader 34 10-13 0-0 3-3 8 3 5 23Solomon 6 1-2 0-0 0-0 3 1 2 2Watson 12 0-4 0-3 0-0 2 1 3 0Miller 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0Novosel 20 0-4 0-0 2-2 4 2 2 2Christiansen 0+ 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0Team 3Totals 200 30-62 2-11 28-35 40 19 22 90

Syracuse 36 43 — 79Notre Dame 38 52 — 90

FG Pct:Syracuse40.6,NotreDame48.4.3-PT FG Pct: Syracuse 35.0,NotreDame18.2.FT Pct:Syracuse69.6,NotreDame80.0.Turnovers:Syracuse20,NotreDame15.Blocked Shots: Syracuse 0,NotreDame8(Williamson5).Steals: Syracuse 8 (Morrow, Jones, Lampkins2),NotreDame7(Bruszewski3).Technical Foul:Ward(SU). Attendance: 5,640.

NOTES:NotreDameposted its highestpoint total sinceNov.23,whenitearneda102-54winatBostonCollege…theIrishalsohadfivedouble-figurescorers for thefirst timesince thatBCgameandthethirdtimethisseason…NotreDamenotcheditsbestfieldgoalpercentagesinceJan.10,whentheyshot53.8percentinawinoverGeorgetownattheJoyceCenter…theIrishmatchedtheirBIGEASTseasonhighwith52second-halfpoints,havingalso scored52 in the final 20minutes vs.Georgetown(theoverallseasonhighis53second-halfpointsatBC)…NotreDame’s24-6first-halfblitzwasitsbestscoringrunsinceJan.13atMarquette,whentheIrishreeledoffa20-2spurtlateinthefirsthalf…forthesecondtimeinthreegames,NotreDamefieldedtwo20-pointscorers,havingalsodonesoFeb.17atSouthFlorida(withthesametwoplayers-SchraderandBruszewski)…NotreDametieditsseasonhighwitheightblocks,amarkitattainedtwicebefore (mostrecentlyonDec.13atValparaiso)…NotreDameroseto22-2all-timeagainstSyracuse,includingan11-0mark at the Joyce Center, where the Irish have won the past nine (and10of11)bydoublefigures…theIrishhavescoredatleast70pointsin19of24seriesgames,withthisbeingtheirhighestoffensiveoutputagainstSyracusesinceJan.26,1999(a94-61winatSU’sformerhome,ManleyFieldHouse)…meanwhile,theOrangetopthe70-pointmarkforthethirdtimeintheseries,andfirstsinceMarch3,2002,whentheyupsettheIrish,84-79inthequarterfinalsoftheBIGEASTChampionshipatPiscataway,N.J.…NotreDame’s22serieswinsaretiedforthethird-mostagainstoneopponent in programhistory, toppedonly by 28wins vs.Marquetteand23vs.Georgetown…NotreDameis44-4(.917)all-time againstNewYork schools, including a 24-0 record athome(21ofthosewinscomingbydoubledigits)…forthefifthtimeinthepastsixseriesgamesvs.Syracuse,anIrishplayerhastiedorsetanewcareerscoringhigh,withBruszewskitossinginacareer-high-tying20points(astandardshefirstsetatSouthFloridainFeb.17)…forthesecondconsecutivegamevs.theOrange,Williamsonpostedadouble-double,havinglogged14pointsand11reboundsinlastyear’swinattheCarrierDome(Feb.16,2008)…Williamson’sseason-high11reboundswerethemostfortheIrishcentersincelastyear’sSyracusegame…Williamsonalsotiedhercareerhighwithfiveblockedshots,havingfirstdonesoinhercollegedebutonNov.10,2006,vs.CentralMichigan;WilliamsonisthefirstIrishplayerwithfiveblocksinagamesinceNov.9,2007,whenDevereauxPetershadfiverejectionsinherdebutgame,a98-50winoverMiami(Ohio)intheopeningroundofthePreseasonWNITattheJoyceCenter.

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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............ 10 at Villanova (1/24/09)

AssistsCareer....2, five times (MR: at Villanova, 1/24/09)

Field GoalsCareer.............. 6 at Pittsburgh (2/3/09)

Field Goal AttemptsCareer.............11 at Pittsburgh (2/3/09)

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, twice (MR: at USF, 2/17/09)

MiscellaneousDouble-doubles ............................... 0/0Double-figure scoring games...........7/720-point games ................................ 0/0Double-figure rebound games ......... 1/15-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 26-0 449-17.3 60-129 .465 0-0 .000 44-74 .595 60 59 119 4.6 64-0 19 39 36 15 164 6.3TOTALS 26-0 449-17.3 60-129 .465 0-0 .000 44-74 .595 60 59 119 4.6 64-0 19 39 36 15 164 6.3

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 26 games this season, averaging 6.3 points and 4.6 rebounds per

game … leads team and is sixth in BIG EAST (tops among freshmen) in blocked shots (1.38 bpg.) … also tied for ninth in blocks (tops among freshmen) during league play (1.29 bpg.) … leads team with 60 offensive rebounds.

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 nine rebounds and season-high 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.

u Pulled down season-high 10 rebounds and added five points at Villanova.u Piled up 14 points (season-best 6-11 FG) and eight rebounds at #22/24 Pittsburgh.u Collected six rebounds (five offensive) against #10/12 Louisville.u Came off bench to score 10 points (4-6 FG) in season-high-tying 24 minutes at South

Florida.u Scored six points and grabbed three rebounds at #1 Connecticut.

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 14-0 242-17.3 30-65 .462 0-0 .000 16-32 .500 35 29 64 4.6 42-0 9 22 18 7 76 5.4TOTALS 14-0 242-17.3 30-65 .462 0-0 .000 16-32 .500 35 29 64 4.6 42-0 9 22 18 7 76 5.4

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 23 1-3 0-0 3-4 4 6 10 3 2 0 1 0 5J27 • Rutgers 18 1-5 0-0 0-0 2 2 4 4 1 0 2 0 2J31 • Cincinnati 10 0-2 0-0 0-2 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 1 0F3 • @ #22/24 Pittsburgh 23 6-11 0-0 2-4 6 2 8 4 1 1 1 0 14F8 • #25/25 DePaul 16 1-5 0-0 0-0 1 2 3 3 1 2 1 0 2F11 • #10/12 Louisville 16 0-2 0-0 0-2 5 1 6 2 0 1 1 1 0F17 • @ South Florida 24 4-6 0-0 2-2 1 1 2 3 0 2 1 1 10F22 • @ #1/1 Connecticut 15 3-6 0-0 0-0 3 0 3 2 1 1 2 1 6F24 • Syracuse 6 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 2 3 2 1 2 2 0 2F28 • @ Providence• = 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.......... 3/320-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 26-0 390-15.0 34-129 .264 26-86 .302 16-24 .667 14 52 66 2.5 34-1 22 34 10 10 110 4.2TOTALS 26-0 390-15.0 34-129 .264 26-86 .302 16-24 .667 14 52 66 2.5 34-1 22 34 10 10 110 4.2

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 … also second on team with 26 three-pointers.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.u Returned to double figures with 10 points (3-7 3FG) while adding five rebounds vs. Cincin-

nati; buried back-to-back three-pointers 40 seconds apart in the final three minutes to salt away the victory.

u Notched five points and three rebounds at #22/24 Pittsburgh.

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 14-0 188-13.4 12-62 .194 9-44 .205 5-6 .833 5 25 30 2.1 19-0 13 17 2 3 38 2.7TOTALS 14-0 188-13.4 12-62 .194 9-44 .205 5-6 .833 5 25 30 2.1 19-0 13 17 2 3 38 2.7

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, twice (MR: vs. Rutgers, 1/27/09)

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 18-0 85-4.7 8-11 .727 0-0 .000 1-5 .200 5 6 11 0.6 21-0 7 5 0 15 17 0.9TOTALS 18-0 85-4.7 8-11 .727 0-0 .000 1-5 .200 5 6 11 0.6 21-0 7 5 0 15 17 0.9

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 18 games this season, averaging 0.9 points, 0.6 rebounds and 0.8 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.u Tied season high with two assists and added two steals in three minutes vs. Rutgers.u Did not play vs. Cincinnati and #22/24 Pittsburgh (sprained right foot).u Returned to action vs. #25 DePaul, playing three minutes and grabbing two rebounds.u Aggressive defense produced two steals and two rebounds in six minutes vs. #10/12

Louisville, sparking team’s second-half comeback.

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 11-0 41-3.7 2-3 .667 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 2 4 6 0.5 10-0 5 2 0 7 4 0.4TOTALS 11-0 41-3.7 2-3 .667 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 2 4 6 0.5 10-0 5 2 0 7 4 0.4

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 Did not playJ27 • Rutgers 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 2 0J31 • Cincinnati Did not play (injured)F3 • @ #22/24 Pittsburgh Did not play (injured)F8 • #25/25 DePaul 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0F11 • #10/12 Louisville 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 2 1 1 0 2 0F17 • @ South Florida 5 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0F22 • @ #1/1 Connecticut 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0F24 • Syracuse 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0F28 • @ Providence• = 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) … underwent successful surgery Feb. 6 and

is beginning rehabilitation protocol.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)J24 • @ Villanova Did not play (injured)J27 • Rutgers Did not play (injured)J31 • Cincinnati Did not play (injured)F3 • @ #22/24 Pittsburgh Did not play (injured)F8 • #25/25 DePaul Did not play (injured)F11 • #10/12 Louisville Did not play (injured)F17 • @ South Florida Did not play (injured)F22 • @ #1/1 Connecticut Did not play (injured)F24 • Syracuse Did not play (injured)F28 • @ Providence• = 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, six times (MR: vs. Syracuse, 2/24/09)

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

Field Goal AttemptsCareer.... 18, twice (MR: vs. Louisville, 2/11/09)

Three-Point Field GoalsCareer.........4 at Connecticut (2/22/09)

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...........8 vs. Cincinnati (1/31/09)

Blocked ShotsCareer....1, seven times (MR: vs. Rutgers, 1/27/09)

Minutes PlayedCareer........... 39 at Villanova (1/24/09)

MiscellaneousDouble-doubles .............................. 0/4Double-figure scoring games...... 18/5420-point games ............................... 0/6Double-figure rebound games ........ 0/55-assist games ............................... 4/65-steal games ................................. 3/8(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 Preview is-sue, 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 24 games (23 starts), leading team in scoring (12.8 ppg.) and steals (2.54 spg.),

and ranking second in rebounding (4.8 rpg.) … ranks 22nd in BIG EAST in scoring, fourth in steals, sixth in free throw percentage (.800) and 15th in three-point percentage (.356) … in conference play, ranks 18th in scoring (13.1 ppg.), third in steals (2.43 spg.), eighth in three-point percentage (.382) and 13th in free throw percentage (.770).

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 Ended up with game-high 19 points (3-5 3FG), six rebounds and four steals vs. Evansville.u Posted balanced effort at Boston College with 10 points, seven steals and career-high six assists.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 … came out in final minute after knocking heads in pile-up.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); put Irish ahead to stay on jumper in

lane with 5:18 left and rattled home three-pointer at 4:31 mark as part of game-ending 13-5 run.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 Had team-high 15 points (3 3FG), six steals and six rebounds at Marquette.u Had 13 points (3 3FG), five rebounds and three assists in win over St. John’s.u Scored team-high 11 points with six rebounds in career-high 39 minutes at Villanova.u Notched 18 points (3 3FG), and team-high four assists vs. Rutgers.u Recorded career-high eight steals (tied for second in school/arena history) in win over Cincinnati.u Poured in season-high-tying 19 points (6-10 FG, 2-3 3FG) to spark victory over #25 DePaul.u Tallied 16 points and team-high eight rebounds vs. #10/12 Louisville; scored 1,000th career point

on free throw with 37 seconds to play, pulling Irish within three points.u Chalked up 16 points and eight rebounds in win at South Florida.u Collected team-high 18 points (5-9 FG, career-high 4-6 3FG) at #1 Connecticut; also converted

four-point play at 11:10 mark of first half (first by ND player since Feb. 16, 2003 - Ratay at PC).u Matched career high with six assists and added 13 points in win over Syracuse.

Barlow In The Notre Dame Record Booku 22nd in career points (1,047) … tied with Carrie Bates (1,060 from 1981-85).u 4th in career steals per game (2.13) …next up is Mary Gavin (2.51 from 1984-88).u 5th in career free throw percentage (.810) …next up is Beth Morgan (.814 from 1993-97).u 9th in three-point attempts (237) …next up is Jeneka Joyce (241 from 2000-04).

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 24-23 784-32.7 104-259 .402 32-90 .356 68-85 .800 41 75 116 4.8 42-0 71 66 2 61 308 12.8TOTALS 90-58 2492-27.7 350-803 .436 78-237 .329 269-332 .810 184 264 448 5.0 208-5 196 196 7 192 1047 11.6

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^ 39 3-8 0-2 5-8 2 4 6 0 0 3 0 2 11J27 • Rutgers^ 38 6-16 3-9 3-4 2 2 4 2 4 1 1 2 18J31 • Cincinnati^ 34 2-8 1-4 2-4 3 1 4 2 4 5 0 8 7F3 • @ #22/24 Pittsburgh^ 32 3-9 0-1 0-0 2 1 3 2 4 0 0 1 6F8 • #25/25 DePaul^ 35 6-10 2-3 5-7 4 0 4 0 0 5 0 0 19F11 • #10/12 Louisville^ 35 5-18 2-7 4-6 5 3 8 2 2 3 0 3 16F17 • @ South Florida^ 36 5-13 0-2 6-9 3 5 8 4 3 4 0 2 16F22 • @ #1/1 Connecticut^ 30 5-9 4-6 4-5 1 3 4 3 2 1 0 1 18F24 • Syracuse^ 25 3-7 1-2 6-6 0 2 2 3 6 2 0 2 13F28 • @ Providence• = 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 14-14 462-33.0 58-150 .387 21-55 .382 47-61 .770 24 39 63 4.5 26-0 41 39 1 34 184 13.1TOTALS 46-30 1303-28.3 175-420 .417 44-129 .341 137-179 .765 91 125 216 4.7 114-3 100 110 4 91 531 11.5

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

Career HighsPointsCareer............19 vs. Rutgers (1/27/09)

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

AssistsCareer.....4, three times (MR: vs. Louisville, 2/11/09)

Field GoalsCareer.... 7, twice (MR: vs. Louisville, 2/11/09)

Field Goal AttemptsCareer....11, twice (MR: vs. Louisville, 2/11/09)

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, three times (MR: vs. Louisville, 2/11/09)

Blocked ShotsCareer.... 1, three times (MR: at USF, 2/17/09)

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 … in BIG EAST play, averaging 7.9 points and 3.0 rebounds per game.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 game-high 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 18 points (6-10 FG, 6-8 FT) and seven rebounds in 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.u Paced Irish against Rutgers with season-best 19 points (7-11 FG).u Tallied eight points and four rebounds at #22/24 Pittsburgh.u Sparkled off the bench against #10/12 Louisville with 17 points (7-11 FG) and season-high-

tying marks of four assists and four steals; scored nine points during 12-2 second-half run that put Irish in position to win down the stretch.

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 26-0 520-20.0 64-130 .492 1-10 .100 55-76 .724 39 37 76 2.9 45-0 43 52 3 35 184 7.1TOTALS 26-0 520-20.0 64-130 .492 1-10 .100 55-76 .724 39 37 76 2.9 45-0 43 52 3 35 184 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 14-0 301-21.5 40-78 .513 0-1 .000 31-44 .705 22 20 42 3.0 30-0 25 28 2 22 111 7.9TOTALS 14-0 301-21.5 40-78 .513 0-1 .000 31-44 .705 22 20 42 3.0 30-0 25 28 2 22 111 7.9

#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 Did not play (injured)J27 • Rutgers Did not play (injured)J31 • Cincinnati Did not play (injured)F3 • @ #22/24 Pittsburgh Did not play (injured)F8 • #25/25 DePaul Did not play (injured)F11 • #10/12 Louisville Did not play (injured)F17 • @ South Florida Did not play (injured)F22 • @ #1/1 Connecticut Did not play (injured)F24 • Syracuse Did not play (injured)F28 • @ Providence• = 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...........8 vs. Cincinnati (1/31/09)

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...... 14/3020-point games ............................... 0/0Double-figure assist games ............ 0/05-assist games ............................. 8/175-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 3.357 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 26 games this season, ranking third on team in scoring (10.7 ppg.) with

team-high 3.54 assists per game and 1.48 assist/turnover ratio … ranks eighth in BIG EAST in assist/turnover ratio and 11th in assists … in BIG EAST play, ranks fourth in free throw percentage (.829), sixth in assist/turnover ratio (1.61) and seventh in assists (4.14 apg.).

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 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 six assists vs. St. John’s while logging

second career 40-minute game.u Collected 17 points and three steals against Rutgers.u Chalked up seven points, career-high eight rebounds and season-best seven assists (two

turnovers) in victory over Cincinnati.u Credited with 13 points and three steals in win over #25 DePaul; connected on two crucial

baskets in final four minutes (one gave ND the lead, the other tied game back up) before assisting on Becca Bruszewski’s jumper with 50 seconds left that put Irish up for good.

u Fueled game-ending 11-4 run in final three minutes at South Florida, hitting four free throws and short jumper, while dishing out team-high five assists for the game.

u Tallied 10 points and team-best five assists at #1 Connecticut.u Notched 12 points in win over Syracuse.

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 26-26 861-33.1 106-271 .391 19-56 .339 48-59 .814 15 54 69 2.7 47-0 92 62 2 35 279 10.7TOTALS 91-27 2358-25.9 245-670 .366 39-154 .253 131-168 .780 43 156 199 2.2 128-1 262 191 6 111 660 7.3

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^ 36 3-9 1-1 1-2 0 2 2 4 2 3 0 0 8J27 • Rutgers^ 33 6-14 1-4 4-4 0 2 2 2 2 2 0 3 17J31 • Cincinnati^ 35 3-17 1-5 0-0 3 5 8 0 7 2 0 3 7F3 • @ #22/24 Pittsburgh^ 31 3-11 1-3 2-4 1 1 2 3 4 2 0 2 9F8 • #25/25 DePaul^ 37 5-13 0-3 3-4 0 5 5 2 3 2 0 3 13F11 • #10/12 Louisville^ 37 2-9 0-1 0-0 0 5 5 2 5 2 0 0 4F17 • @ South Florida^ 28 1-7 0-0 6-6 1 2 3 3 5 3 0 2 8F22 • @ #1/1 Connecticut^ 37 5-13 0-2 0-0 0 2 2 1 5 5 0 1 10F24 • Syracuse^ 36 4-11 0-4 4-4 0 1 1 3 3 2 0 0 12F28 • @ Providence• = 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 14-14 482-34.4 52-152 .342 9-34 .265 34-41 .829 7 37 44 3.1 29-0 58 36 0 20 147 10.5TOTALS 45-15 1232-27.4 135-371 .364 16-80 .200 74-94 .787 25 90 115 2.6 62-0 149 97 4 54 360 8.0

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

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

ReboundsCareer.........15 vs. Cincinnati (1/31/09)

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, three times (MR: vs. DePaul, 2/8/09)

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 .............................. 5/9Double-figure scoring games...... 18/5320-point games ............................... 2/6Double-figure rebound games ...... 6/135-assist games ............................... 2/65-steal games ................................. 0/0(noted in season/career format)

Awards/Honorsu Preseason honorable mention all-BIG EASTu BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (Feb. 23)

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

ner); 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 (suf-

fered 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 restaurant with her sister, Kristina.

2008-09 Highlightsu Has started all 26 games this year, leading team in rebounding (7.3 rpg.) and ranking second

in scoring (12.7 ppg.) … ranks 24th in BIG EAST in scoring, 10th in rebounding and 12th in field goal percentage (.471) … in league play, ranks 22nd in scoring (12.3 ppg.) and ninth in rebounding (7.8 rpg.) … five double-doubles this year.

u Averaging 22.0 points and 10.0 rebounds with .518 field goal percentage (29-of-56) in past three games.

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 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 (Jac-queline 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

log 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, includ-

ing 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 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 Posted third double-double of year with season-high-tying 19 points and career-best 15 re-bounds vs. Cincinnati; first ND player to go 15-15 since 2/17/01 (Kelley Siemon at Rutgers).

u Sank both ends of one-and-one FT with 9.8 seconds left to help Irish down #25 DePaul.u Powered Irish to win at South Florida with fourth double-double of season, rolling up season-

high 26 points (11-22 FG) and 11 rebounds.u Picked up second consecutive double-double and fifth of year at #1 Connecticut with 17 points

and game-high 11 rebounds.u Piled up game-high 23 points (10-13 FG) and added eight rebounds in win over Syracuse.

Schrader In The Notre Dame Record Booku Needs six points to become 25th 1,000-point scorer in program history.u Needs one double-double to tie ND single-season record for guards (6 - D. Green in ’98-99).

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 26-26 812-31.2 138-293 .471 1-3 .333 52-77 .675 52 137 189 7.3 40-1 60 68 13 35 329 12.7TOTALS 90-86 2625-29.2 413-902 .458 6-12 .500 162-268 .604 159 402 561 6.2 139-3 185 188 28 122 994 11.0

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^ 33 3-11 0-1 3-4 1 5 6 1 1 4 0 1 9J27 • Rutgers^ 26 2-5 0-0 0-2 1 5 6 3 0 5 0 0 4J31 • Cincinnati^ 35 9-18 0-0 1-4 5 10 15 2 3 2 0 3 19F3 • @ #22/24 Pittsburgh^ 28 3-15 0-0 2-3 4 3 7 0 2 1 0 1 8F8 • #25/25 DePaul^ 32 1-7 0-0 6-8 1 4 5 3 3 3 0 1 8F11 • #10/12 Louisville^ 25 2-8 0-0 2-2 1 4 5 1 0 5 0 1 6F17 • @ South Florida^ 33 11-22 0-0 4-6 5 6 11 1 0 2 1 0 26F22 • @ #1/1 Connecticut^ 34 8-21 0-0 1-1 1 10 11 0 1 1 1 2 17F24 • Syracuse^ 34 10-13 0-0 3-3 1 7 8 5 3 3 0 2 23F28 • @ Providence• = 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 14-14 442-31.6 71-164 .433 0-2 .000 30-44 .682 28 81 109 7.8 22-1 29 36 7 17 172 12.3TOTALS 46-42 1342-29.2 204-456 .447 2-7 .286 93-143 .650 76 216 292 6.3 69-2 93 94 15 56 503 10.9

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

Career HighsPointsCareer....20, twice (MR: vs. Syracuse, 2/24/09)

ReboundsCareer...............12 vs. DePaul (2/8/09)

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, four times (MR: at USF, 2/17/09)

Three-Point Field Goal AttemptsCareer.......5 at South Florida (2/17/09)

Free ThrowsCareer.......8 at South Florida (2/17/09)

Free Throw AttemptsCareer......... 12 vs. Syracuse (2/24/09)

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

Blocked ShotsCareer..............3 at Pittsburgh (2/3/09)

Minutes PlayedCareer......... 36 vs. Syracuse (2/24/09)

MiscellaneousDouble-doubles .............................. 1/1Double-figure scoring games...... 14/2020-point games ............................... 2/2Double-figure rebound games ........ 1/15-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 26 games this season (first starts of her career), ranking third on team

in scoring (10.7 ppg.), second in rebounding (4.8 rpg.) and first in field goal percentage (.502, 11th in BIG EAST) … in BIG EAST play, ranks 28th in conference in scoring (11.5 ppg.) and 13th in field goal percentage (.474) … one double-double.

u Averaging 15.7 points and 6.6 rebounds with .512 field goal percentage (42-of-82) and .421 three-point percentage (8-of-19) in past seven games.

u Made first career start in State Farm Tip-Off Classic at #24/22 LSU, ending up with six points.

u Scored 18 points (7-9 FG, 2-2 3FG) and added career-best four steals vs. Evansville.u Tallied another 18 points (9-13 FG) at Boston College, while also notching career-best

four assists.u Dished out career-high four assists and added two blocks against #24 Michigan State.u Collected 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.u Had eight points (4-8 FG) and six rebounds in 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 seven rebounds and 29 minutes at #20/19

Vanderbilt … gave Irish lead for good on layup with 4:06 to play, followed 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 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.u Notched 15 points (7-11 FG) and seven rebounds in win over Cincinnati.u Shared team-high scoring honors at #22/24 Pittsburgh with 14 points (7-13 FG), while

ringing up career-high three blocks.u Recorded first career double-double in win over #25 DePaul, finishing with 14 points and

career-high 12 rebounds; also put Irish ahead to stay on baseline jumper with 50 seconds remaining and added insurance free throw with 3.7 ticks left.

u Tossed in 18 points (7-13 FG, 2-3 3FG) against #10/12 Louisville.u Posted fifth consecutive double-figure scoring game with career-high 20 points at USF,

hitting four free throws in 37-second span as part of game-ending 11-4 run (and career-best 8-of-8 performance at the charity stripe).

u Tied or set new career scoring high for third time in four games (sixth time this year) with 20 points (6-10 FG) in career-best 36 minutes vs. Syracuse.

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 26-26 683-26.3 113-225 .502 16-42 .381 35-52 .673 27 99 126 4.8 77-2 40 47 15 27 277 10.7TOTALS 58-26 1106-19.1 171-329 .520 17-44 .386 77-106 .726 64 142 206 3.6 135-2 53 78 25 43 436 7.5

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^ 22 1-6 1-1 0-0 0 5 5 4 1 2 0 0 3J27 • Rutgers^ 16 1-2 0-0 1-1 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 0 3J31 • Cincinnati^ 30 7-11 1-2 0-0 2 5 7 2 1 1 1 1 15F3 • @ #22/24 Pittsburgh^ 30 7-13 0-1 0-0 0 6 6 3 3 0 3 0 14F8 • #25/25 DePaul^ 35 6-14 1-3 1-2 2 10 12 3 1 2 0 1 14F11 • #10/12 Louisville^ 34 7-13 2-3 2-2 1 3 4 3 1 3 0 1 18F17 • @ South Florida^ 32 5-13 2-5 8-8 1 5 6 2 2 1 0 0 20F22 • @ #1/1 Connecticut^ 29 4-8 1-3 0-0 2 3 5 3 0 0 1 0 9F24 • Syracuse^ 36 6-10 1-2 7-12 0 6 6 2 2 2 1 3 20F28 • @ Providence• = 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 14-14 393-28.1 64-135 .474 10-29 .345 23-31 .742 14 60 74 5.3 42-0 18 18 9 11 161 11.5TOTALS 28-14 564-20.1 85-170 .500 11-31 .355 44-55 .800 28 78 106 3.8 68-0 23 30 14 15 225 8.0

#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 five games, averaging 0.6 points, 0.2 rebounds and 0.2 steals per game.u Suited up for first time on Dec. 20 vs. Loyola-Chicago (less than 24 hours after being added to the

roster) 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.u Came on for final 1:13 of win over Cincinnati and last 13 seconds against Syracuse.

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 5-0 8-1.6 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 3-6 .500 1 0 1 0.2 1-0 0 0 0 1 3 0.6TOTALS 5-0 8-1.6 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 3-6 .500 1 0 1 0.2 1-0 0 0 0 1 3 0.6

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 Did not playJ27 • Rutgers Did not playJ31 • Cincinnati 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0F3 • @ #22/24 Pittsburgh Did not playF8 • #25/25 DePaul Did not playF11 • #10/12 Louisville Did not playF17 • @ South Florida Did not playF22 • @ #1/1 Connecticut Did not playF24 • Syracuse 0+ 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0• = 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 4-0 3-0.8 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 0 0 0 0.0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 0.5TOTALS 4-0 3-0.8 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 0 0 0 0.0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 0.5

#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, twice (MR: vs. Syracuse, 2/24/09)

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

MiscellaneousDouble-doubles .............................. 2/4Double-figure scoring games........ 4/1720-point games ............................... 2/2Double-figure rebound games ........ 2/55-block games ................................ 1/2(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 26 games this season (starting 25), averaging 5.7 points and 4.3 re-

bounds per game … two double-doubles … in BIG EAST play, averaging 7.0 points, 4.4 rebounds and 1.1 blocks per game (latter ranks 14th in conference) with .571 field goal percentage (six made field goals shy of minimum for ranking).

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.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.u Chalked up five points and five rebounds in victory over St. John’s.u Tallied six points at Villanova.u Had five points, six rebounds and two blocks against Rutgers.u Limited by foul trouble at #22/24 Pittsburgh, but still collected six points.u Picked up five rebounds and two blocks vs. #10/12 Louisville.u Collected six rebounds in only 14 minutes at South Florida.u Notched five points and three rebounds at #1 Connecticut.u Rang up second double-double of season with 18 points, game-high 11 rebounds and

career-high-tying five blocks in season-best 29 minutes vs. Syracuse.

Williamson In The Notre Dame Record Booku T-8th in career blocks per game (1.12) … tied with Heidi Bunek (1.12 from 1985-89).u 9th in career blocks (102) … next up is Trena Keys (124 from 1982-86).

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 26-25 418-16.1 52-111 .468 0-0 .000 45-59 .763 39 72 111 4.3 47-0 18 30 25 12 149 5.7TOTALS 91-46 1503-16.5 190-406 .468 0-0 .000 177-258 .686 173 251 424 4.7 191-1 50 104 102 43 557 6.1

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^ 11 3-7 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 6J27 • Rutgers^ 20 1-1 0-0 3-4 2 4 6 1 1 2 2 1 5J31 • Cincinnati^ 14 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 3 1 2 0 1 2F3 • @ #22/24 Pittsburgh^ 10 2-4 0-0 2-2 1 0 1 4 0 1 1 1 6F8 • #25/25 DePaul^ 24 2-5 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 3 2 1 0 1 4F11 • #10/12 Louisville^ 14 1-3 0-0 0-0 1 4 5 1 1 0 2 0 2F17 • @ South Florida^ 14 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 5 6 3 1 0 1 1 2F22 • @ #1/1 Connecticut^ 22 1-2 0-0 3-4 2 1 3 4 1 3 1 1 5F24 • Syracuse^ 29 6-11 0-0 6-8 5 6 11 2 1 1 5 0 18F28 • @ Providence• = 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 14-14 246-17.6 36-63 .571 0-0 .000 26-34 .765 21 41 62 4.4 27-0 14 16 15 8 98 7.0TOTALS 46-27 835-18.2 103-216 .477 0-0 .000 108-152 .711 94 141 235 5.1 97-1 35 52 54 28 314 6.8

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