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No Name Pos Ht Yr PPG RPG Other Notes32 BeccaBruszewski F 6-1 Jr. 12.7 6.0 1.3apg •2ndcareerdbl-dbl(19p/10r)vs.UAPB20 AshleyBarlow(C) G 5-9 Sr. 13.7 5.7 3.0spg •BIGEASTWeeklyHonorRollchoice21 NatalieNovosel G 5-11 So. 8.0 2.7 3.7spg •LeadsBIGEASTinsteals23 MelissaLechlitner(C) G 5-7 Sr. 4.7 3.0 4.0apg •3.0A/TOratio,2.0spg.thisseason24 LindsaySchrader(C) G 6-0 Sr. 9.7 8.3 2.3apg •12thcareerdbl-dbl(12p/14r)@MSUOfftheBenchFortheIrish 1 EricaSolomon F 6-2 So. 1.0 1.0 1.0bpg •MadeseasondebutatMichiganState 4 SkylarDiggins G 5-9 Fr. 13.3 4.3 3.3apg •BIGEASTFreshmanoftheWeekpick10 KellieWatson F 6-2 So. 0.0 1.0 1.0apg •Made283FGasfreshmanin2008-0912 FradericaMiller G 5-10 So. 4.3 2.7 1.0apg •Career-high11p/7rvs.UAPB14 DevereauxPeters F 6-2 Jr. — — — •RehabbingfromtornACLlastseason15 KailaTurner G 5-8 Fr. 2.0 1.0 1.5apg •2ptsapiecevs,UAPBandIona22 BrittanyMallory G 5-10 Jr. 7.5 4.0 3.5spg •Leadsteaminstls,2ndin3FG%(.429)44 AlenaChristiansen G 5-7 Sr. 3.0 1.0 0.0 •Walk-onmadefirstcareerFG(3FG)vs.Iona52 EricaWilliamson C 6-4 Sr. 6.0 2.3 0.7bpg •10ptsin8min.vs.Ark.-PineBluffPronunciations: Bruszewski (broo-SHEFF-skee); Fraderica (fruh-DARE-uh-kuh); Kaila (KAY-luh); Lechlitner (LECK-light-ner); Novosel (KNOW-vuh-sell)

2009-10 ND Women’s Basketball: Game 410thannualParadiseJam—IslandDivision#5/6NotreDameFighting Irish(3-0/0-0BIGEAST)vs.#23/rvSanDiegoStateAztecs (3-0/0-0MWC)

uDATE: November26,2009uTIME: 4:15p.m.AT/3:15p.m.ETuAT: St.Thomas,U.S.V.I. UVISports&FitnessCtr.(3,000)uSERIES: SDSUleads1-0u1STMTG: SDSU71-34(3/21/81)

uWEBCAST: FCSBroadband foxcollegesports.com BrendaVanLengen,p-b-puRADIO: PulseFM(96.9/92.1) UND.com BobNagle,p-b-puTWITTER: @ndwbbsid

Storylinesu NotreDamehaswon18ofitslast21regu-

lar season tournament games, datingbackmorethan14seasons.

u TheIrishwillbeplayingonThanksgivingDayforthefirsttimeinprogramhistory.

In a localewhere the only thing rivaling thetropicalheatwillbethepowerfullistofcom-petingteams,No.5/6NotreDameheadsto

St.ThomasintheU.S.VirginIslandsforthe10thannualParadiseJam,beginningThursdaywitha3:15p.m.(ET)IslandDivisionmatchupagainstNo.23SanDiegoStateattheUniversityoftheVirginIslandsSports&FitnessCenter.TheIrishandAztecsaretwoofthreerankedteamsintheIslandDivision,andfiveintheentireeight-teamtournament(whichissplitintotwodivisions). Notre Dame improved to 3-0 this seasonwithan80-45winoverIonathispastSundayatPurcellPavilion.TheIrishjumpedouttoan11-2lead and never looked back, forcing 33 turn-oversandturningthosemiscuesinto34points. FreshmanguardSkylarDigginsledallscor-ers with 17 points, and junior forwardBeccaBruszewskiadded14pointsforNotreDame.

Rankingsu NotreDame isfifth in theAssociatedPress

pollandwassixthinlastweek’sESPN/USA Todaypoll.

u San Diego State is 23rd in the AssociatedPress poll and was receiving votes in lastweek’sESPN/USA Todaypoll.

Web SitesuNotreDame: www.UND.comuSanDiegoState: www.goaztecs.comuBIGEAST: www.bigeast.orguMWC: www.themwc.com

Setting The StandardUnder the guidance of 23rd-year head coachMuffetMcGraw,NotreDamehasevolvedintooneofthecountry’sleadingwomen’sbasketballpowers. The Irish have appeared in 16 NCAATournaments (including a current streak of 14inarow)andadvancedtotheNCAASweet16seven times in thepast12years.NotreDamealsohasreachedtheNCAAWomen’sFinalFourtwice,winningcollegebasketball’sultimateprizewiththe2001nationalchampionship. In its history, Notre Dame has developednineAll-Americans,10WNBAplayers(includingsevendraftpicksinthepastnineyears)andfourUSA Basketball veterans (eight medals won).Now in their33rdseason in2008-09, the Irishownanall-timerecordof663-296(.691).

Notre Dame Head Coach Muffet McGrawSaintJoseph’s’77u23rdseasonatNotreDame •499-197(.717)atNotreDame. •587-238(.712)in28thseasonoverall.u2001consensusNationalCoachoftheYearuFour-timeNaismithCoachoftheYearfinalistuFour-timeconferenceCoachoftheYearu2009WBCACarolEckmanAwardrecipient

3-0 / 0-0 BIG EASTN3 (4) Indianapolis (exhibition) W, 97-53N15 (4/7)Arkansas-PineBluff W,102-57N19 (5/6)@MichiganState(21/21)BTN W,68-67N22 (5/6)Iona W,80-45N26 vs.SanDiegoState1-FCSB 3:15ETN27 vs.SouthCarolina1-FCSB 1:00ETN28 vs.Oklahoma1-FCSB 3:15ETD2 EasternMichigan 7:00ETD8 IPFW 7:00ETD12 Valparaiso 2:00ETD20 Charlotte 1:00ETD29 @CentralFloridaCBSC 1:00ETD31 VanderbiltCBSC 2:00ETJ4 @PurdueESPN2 7:00ETJ9 •VillanovaBETV 2:00ETJ12 •SouthFlorida 7:00ETJ16 •@ConnecticutESPN 9:00ETJ19 •@LouisvilleCBSC 7:00ETJ24 •WestVirginiaESPNU 1:00ETJ27 •Providence 7:00ETJ30 •@Syracuse 1:00ETF1 •@RutgersESPN2 7:30ETF6 •Pittsburgh 2:00ETF9 •@Cincinnati 7:00ETF14 •DePaulESPN2 3:00ETF16 •@St.John’s 7:00ETF20 •@Georgetown 3:00ETF23 •Marquette 7:00ETF27 •@SetonHall 2:00ETM1 •ConnecticutESPN2 7:00ETM5 BIGEAST1stRound2 TBAM6 BIGEAST2ndRound2-BETV TBAM7 BIGEASTQuarterfinal2-ESPNU TBAM8 BIGEASTSemifinal2-ESPNU TBAM9 BIGEASTFinal2-ESPN 7:00ETM21 NCAA1stRound3-ESPN/ESPN2 TBAM23 NCAA2ndRound3-ESPN/ESPN2 TBAM27 NCAARegionalSemifinal3-ESPN TBAM28 NCAARegionalSemifinal3-ESPN TBAM29 NCAARegionalFinal3-ESPN TBAM30 NCAARegionalFinal3-ESPN TBAA4 NCAANationalSemifinals4-ESPN TBAA6 NCAAChampionshipGame4-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 = Paradise Jam (St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands)2 = BIG EAST Championship (Hartford, Conn.)3 = NCAA Championship (1st/2nd rounds at Purcell Pavilion;

Regionals at Dayton, Ohio; Kansas City, Mo.; Memphis, Tenn.; Sacramento, Calif.)

4 = NCAA Women’s Final Four (San Antonio, Texas)

CBS C = Games to be televised live on CBS College SportsBETV = Game to be televised live on BIG EAST TV packageBTN = Game televised live on Big Ten NetworkFCS B = Games to be webcast live on Fox College Sports Broadband

NOTE: All regular-season home games not scheduled for commercial TV (except Nov. 15 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff) will be webcast live on UND.com.

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

All times Eastern and subject to change

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2009-10 Notre Dame Women’s Basketball

2001 NCAA Champions • 1997 NCAA Final Four7 NCAA Sweet 16 Berths • 16 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.OfficialNotreDameathleticswebsite:•http://www.UND.com

In-Season Interview PolicyAllrequestsforNotreDameplayer,coachorstaffinterviewsmustbemadethroughChrisMastersand24hours’noticeis appreciated.Pleasebe aware that student-athletes’academicobligationsalwaystakeprecedencebeforeanyinterviewrequests. MediamembersalsomayspeaktoIrishteampersonnelbeforeorafterpracticesessions.Whilemostpracticesareopentothemedia,somemaybeclosedatthecoachingstaff’sdiscretion—contactChrisMastersforthelatestpracticescheduleandavailability. Ongamedays,nointerviewswillbegrantedwithanyNotreDameplayerorcoachpriortocompetition.

Credentials / ParkingSeasoncredentialswillbeissuedtoallmediacoveringtheIrishonaregularbasis.Pleasenote—anyNotreDamemen’sbasketballseasoncredentialalsooffersaccesstoallIrishwomen’sbasketballgames. Forsingle-gamecredentials,contactChrisMastersnolaterthan24hoursbeforetipoff.Credentialrequestsmaybesubmittedviaphone,faxore-mail.Passeswillbeleftatthemediawillcallentrance(Gate1)ofPurcellPavilion. ParkingisfreeforallIrishwomen’sbasketballgamesinthelargelotsouthofPurcellPavilion.Duetoconstructioninthevicinityofthearena,therearenodesignatedparkinglotsorspecificparkingpassesformediamembers. CredentialsremainthepropertyoftheUniversityofNotreDameandmayberevokedatanytime.

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

Gameday ServicesGamedaypackagescontaininggamenotes,programsandotherinformationwillbeavailablepriortoallhomecon-tests.Apre-gamemealalsowillbeservedintheMonogramRoommediaarea(exitthroughstandsaboveGate8torightofpressrow,entranceonrightafterexitingouterconcoursedoors)beginning75minutesbeforetipoff. Abankofstatisticsmonitorsislocatedonpressrowforthemedia’sconvenience.FinalstatisticsbooksincludeanofficialNCAAboxscoreandplay-by-play.Telephone,copierandfaxservicesareavailableonafirst-come,first-servedbasis.PurcellPavilionalsoofferswirelessInternetcapability—checkwithChrisMastersforaccess.

Post-Game InterviewsFollowingeachNotreDamehomegame,IrishheadcoachMuffetMcGrawandselectedplayers,aswellasthevisit-ingheadcoachandselectedplayers,willbeavailabletospeakwiththemedia.Post-gamepressconferencesareheldintheHammesAuditorium,locatedbetweenGates1&2onthefirstfloorofPurcellPavilion(exitcourtviaGate1ramponoppositeendofcourtfrompressrow,gostraightandturnrightattheNotreDamewomen’sbasketballoffice;auditoriumentrancewillbeonyourleft). Mediamembers should submit player requests forpost-gameinterviewstoChrisMastersatthefinalmediatimeoutofthesecondhalf.

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A Quick Look At The Fighting IrishThefacesmaybethesame,butthefocus,driveanddeterminationhaveneverbeengreaterfortheNotreDamewomen’sbasketball programastheIrishheadintothe2009-10season.Withall12playersreturningfromayearago,alongwithanincomingfreshmanclassrankedashighasninth in the land,expectationsarehighasNotreDamelookstonotonlyreachanewlevelofsuccess,butalsowashawaythebittertasteleft by a first-round loss in last year’sNCAAtournament. Setting the tone for the Irishwill be a trioof senior captains, including returning all-BIGEASTConferenceguardsLindsaySchraderandAshleyBarlow,bothofwhomalsoweretabbedfor thisyear’spreseasonall-conference team.Schraderwas a first-teamall-BIGEASTpicklastseasonafterpilingupcareerbestsof12.6pointsand7.4reboundspergame.Inaddition,she registered sevendouble-doubles, settinganewsingle-seasonschoolrecordforguards,andnowhas12careerdouble-doubles, tyingthemarkforguardssetbycurrentIrishassistantcoachNieleIveyfrom1996-2001. Meanwhile,Barlowledtheteaminscoringlastseasonat12.7pointspergame,andalsologged 70 steals (2.4 spg.),making her onlythe fourth player in school history to record60+ steals in three consecutive seasons. The

Indianapolis native alsomade an early state-mentaboutherintentionsthisseason,notchingateam-high13.0ppg.witha .727three-pointpercentage(8-11)and.577fieldgoalpercent-ageduringNotreDame’s three-game, 11-dayEuropeantourinMay2009. Completing this leadership triumverate ispointguardMelissaLechlitner.Asafirst-yearstarterin2008-09,Lechlitneraveragedpersonalbestsof10.6pointsand3.4assistspergame,drivingtheIrishoffensewithasteadyhand. Another first-year starterwhomade hugestrides last seasonwas junior forwardBeccaBruszewski. TheValparaisoproductdoubledheraveragesinscoring(10.7ppg.)andrebound-ing(5.0rpg.),whilehoningareliablethree-pointshottothetuneofateam-high.375percentagefrombeyondthearc. NottobeoverlookedareapairofreturningBIGEASTAll-FreshmanTeampicksinrapidly-maturing sophomore guardNatalieNovosel(6.9ppg.,45stealsin2008-09)andsophomoreforwardEricaSolomon(6.0ppg.,4.5rpg.,1.2bpg.),aswellastheirclassmatesinforwardKel-lieWatson(3.8ppg.,283FGM)andFradericaMiller(0.7ppg.,0.7spg.). In addition,NotreDame could get a sig-nificantboostthisyearfromincomingfreshmanguardSkylarDiggins,athree-timehighschoolAll-American fromSouthBend’sWashingtonHighSchool,who averaged 25.8 points, 5.7reboundsand5.6assistspergameduringherprepcareer.TheotherIrishrookieguard,KailaTurner of Joliet, Ill., has incredibleupsideaswell, having twice earned all-state honors atMarianCatholicHighSchool.

Potent Notables About The Fighting Irish• Not re Dame is

among the na-tion’s winningestprograms duringthe past 14 sea-sons (1996-97 topresent), rankingseventhwith 317victories.

• Notre Dame hasrankedamongthetop 20 in the nation in attendance eachof the past nine seasons. Last year, theprogramfinishedninth in the country forthesecondyearinarowwithanaverageof7,168 fans for its13homegames (thesecond-highestsingle-seasonattendanceaverage in school history). The Irish alsohavedrawn5,000-or-more fans to126oftheir last 128homegames, including sixPurcellPavilionsellouts(mostrecentlyonDec.7,2008vs.Purdue).

• TheIrishhavebecomearegularfixtureintheWNBADraftinrecentyears,assevenNotreDameplayershavebeenselectedinthepastnineseasons.CharelAllenwasthemostrecentIrishplayertobechosen,goingtotheSacramentoMonarchsinthethirdround(43rdoverallpick)ofthe2008WNBADraft.RuthRiley(SanAntonio)wasactiveintheleagueduringthe’09season,helpingtheSilverStarsreturntotheplayoffsforthethirdconsecutiveseason.Threeof

WinningestTeams(1996-97topresent)

438 Connecticut413 Tennessee374 Duke340 LouisianaTech331 OldDominion331 Purdueu317 NOTREDAMENOTE: through games of Nov. 22.

#5/6NotreDame80,Iona45November22,2009PurcellPavilion(NotreDame,Ind.)

Iona(45)Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tpFord 22 27 2-4 2-2 2 3 3 8Ivkovic 25 2-3 0-1 3-6 2 2 4 7McLean 32 4-5 0-0 2-2 6 1 4 10Fregosi 26 0-1 0-0 0-0 2 3 0 0Cook 36 5-13 2-6 0-0 10 0 3 12Bacic 12 0-3 0-1 0-0 1 2 1 0Paligoric 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0Scannell 2 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 0 0 0Hubbard 6 1-5 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 3Kochanek 4 1-1 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 3Flagg 14 0-3 0-0 0-0 1 0 3 0Schoof 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0Kopp 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0Lutz 12 0-1 0-1 2-2 0 0 2 2Team 5Totals 200 15-42 6-16 9-13 30 11 20 45

NotreDame(80)Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tpBruszewski 21 4-6 2-2 4-6 3 1 1 14Barlow 23 3-11 1-6 1-2 5 3 1 8Novosel 23 2-7 1-1 3-4 3 0 2 8Lechlitner 27 3-7 1-3 0-0 2 4 2 7Schrader 19 3-6 0-0 0-1 9 4 1 6Solomon 9 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0Diggins 25 4-12 1-3 8-10 4 3 3 17Miller 11 1-1 0-0 0-1 1 1 0 2Turner 12 1-4 0-2 0-0 1 1 1 2Mallory 15 4-6 1-2 0-0 4 3 4 9Christiansen 5 1-1 1-1 0-0 1 0 1 3Williamson 10 2-3 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 4Team 7Totals 200 28-66 8-20 16-24 41 21 18 80

Iona 24 21 — 45NotreDame 38 42 — 80

FG Pct: Iona 35.7, Notre Dame 42.4. 3-PT FG Pct: Iona37.5,NotreDame40.0.FTPct:Iona69.2,NotreDame66.7.Turnovers:Iona33,NotreDame15.BlockedShots:Iona4,NotreDame2.Steals:Iona6(Cook3),NotreDame21(Barlow,Novosel5).Attendance:8,511.

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Around the BIG EAST

NotreDame’seightWNBAalumshavewona total of four league championships—RileywonapairofcrownswiththeDetroitShock(2003FinalsMVP,2006),CoqueseWashington toiled for the2000HoustonComets,whileJacquelineBatteastwasRiley’s teammateon the ’06 title-winningsquadinDetroit.

• Forthethirdyearinarow,theIrishpostedaperfect100-percentGraduationSuccessRate(GSR),accordingtofiguresreleasedbytheNCAAinOctober2008.What’smore,sinceMuffetMcGraw became the Irishhead coach in 1987, everyNotreDamewomen’sbasketballplayerthathascom-pletedherathleticandacademiceligibilityattheUniversityhasgraduated(a57-for-57successrate),withallfivemembersofthisyear’sseniorclassontargettograduatebyMay2010(EricaWilliamsonwillcompletework on her undergraduate degree onesemesterearlyinDecember2009).

A Quick Look At San Diego StateSanDiegoState (3-0) broke into theAPTop25 for the first time in 14 years onMonday,checkinginatNo.23.It’sthelateststepuptheladderforthereigningMountainWestConfer-enceregularseasonchampions,whoreturn10letterwinnersand fourstarters toMontezumaMesa from lastyear’s24-8club that reachedthesecondroundoftheNCAAChampionship. TheAztecslastplayedonSunday,grindingouta57-38winovervisitingArizonaatViejasArena. Junior centerParis Johnson led thewayforSDSUwithadouble-double(18points,10rebounds,whileseniorguardJeneMorrischippedin12pointsandfoursteals. Johnson leads theAztecs inscoring (14.3ppg.)andblocks (3.7bpg.),and issecond inrebounding(7.0rpg.),whileMorrisissecondinscoring(13.0ppg.)andtopsinthree-pointper-centage(.500,6-of-12)andsteals(4.0spg.). HeadcoachBethBurnsisinher13thsea-sonatSanDiegoState(splitovertwostints)witha211-144(.594)recordontheMesa.Includingher five-year tenure atOhioState, the 1979OhioWesleyangraduateis292-209(.583)inher18-yearcoachingcareer,althoughThursdaywillmarkherfirst-evermatchupwithNotreDame.

The Notre Dame-San Diego State SeriesTosayit’sbeenawhilesinceNotreDameandSanDiegoState havemet on the hardwoodwouldbeputting itmildly. In fact,more than28yearshavepassedsince theAztecsdealtthe Irisha71-34 loss in theteams’onlypriormatchuponMarch21,1981,at theNorthernLightsInvitationalinAnchorage,Alaska.

The Last Time Notre Dame and San Diego State MetAcoldoffense and a hot-shootingopponentcombined to do inNotreDame, as the Irishdroppeda71-34decisiontoSanDiegoStateinthesemifinalsoftheNorthernLightsInvitationalonMarch21,1981,atBucknerFieldhouse inAnchorage,Alaska. Asitturnedout,NotreDame’soffensewascolder than the Alaskan tundra outside thearena,withtheIrishshootingjust28.2percent

(13-of-46)inthecontestenroutetothefewestpoints inagameinprogramhistory(arecordthat still stands).Meanwhile, theAztecscon-nectedata52-percentclip(25-of-48)andaddedanother21pointsat the foul line tosecureaberthinthetournamenttitlegame. JennyKlauke was the loneNotre Dameplayertoscoreindoublefigures,finishingwith13points.DienaPelsledthreeSDSUdouble-digitscorerswithagame-high18points.

Other Notre Dame-San Diego State Series Tidbits• Officially, itwillbe28years,eightmonths

andfivedayssincethelastgamebetweentheIrishandAztecs,makingitthelongesthiatusbetweenseriesgamesinNotreDamewomen’sbasketballhistory.Secondonthatlist?SouthCarolina,whomtheIrishwillseeforthefirst time inmorethan27yearsonFridayattheParadiseJam.

• Asapointofreference,thelasttimeNotreDameandSDSUplayed,itwastwomonthsintoRonaldReagan’s first teamasU.S.president—andninedaysbeforeaColoradolonernamedJohnHinckleywouldunsuc-cessfully attempt to assassinateReaganoutsideaWashington,D.C.hotel.

• NotreDameandSanDiegoStatewill bemeeting for the second time, with bothgamescomingonneutralfloorsnearly5,000milesapart.

• SanDiegoStatepresidentDr.StevenWeberearnedhisPh.D. inphilosophyfromNotreDamein1969.

• SDSUassistantathleticsdirector/ticketop-

SanDiegoState71,NotreDame34Northern Lights Invitational — SemifinalMarch21,1981BucknerFieldhouse(Anchorage,Alaska)

SanDiegoState(71)Player min fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tpRebbe 20 0-1 0-0 0 1 0 0Pels 27 6-10 6-7 6 3 0 18Chambers 27 2-2 4-6 5 1 2 8Overton 19 2-4 0-0 2 1 1 4Bauer 21 0-3 3-4 6 1 5 3Newsome 20 1-3 0-1 3 2 2 2McNamee 17 4-5 1-1 2 1 3 9Porter 21 4-11 6-9 5 0 2 14McGlade 28 6-7 1-2 3 3 1 13Team 5Totals 200 25-48 21-30 37 13 16 71

NotreDame(34)Player min fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tpLally 15 0-0 0-0 2 0 1 0McManus 29 3-9 0-0 1 0 4 6Conboy 22 2-7 2-3 3 1 3 6Liebscher 8 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 0Ryan 25 1-6 1-2 0 0 2 3Smith 24 1-7 2-2 5 0 0 4Mullins 21 0-2 0-0 2 1 4 0Hensley 15 0-3 0-0 1 0 1 0Klauke 26 5-9 3-3 5 1 3 13Matvey 15 1-3 0-1 3 0 3 2Team 4Totals 200 13-46 8-11 27 4 21 34

SanDiegoState 37 34 — 71NotreDame 15 19 — 34

FGPct:SanDiegoState52.0,NotreDame28.2.FTPct:SanDiegoState70.0,NotreDame72.7.Turnovers:SanDiegoState14,NotreDame21.BlockedShots:SanDiegoState3(Porter2),NotreDame1.Steals:SanDiegoState9(Pels3),NotreDame8(Ryan4).Attendance:N/A.

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fighting irish women’s basketball 2009-10 NOTRE DAME2009-10 Standings (thru Nov. 23)

BIGEAST Overall

W L W L

(15/rv)DePaul 0 0 4 0

Syracuse 0 0 4 0

u(5/6)NOTREDAME 0 0 3 0

(1/1)Connecticut 0 0 3 0

Providence 0 0 3 0

St.John’s 0 0 3 0

(24/25)Pittsburgh 0 0 2 0

Marquette 0 0 3 1

SetonHall 0 0 3 1

Cincinnati 0 0 2 1

(rv/19)Louisville 0 0 2 1

Villanova 0 0 2 1

WestVirginia 0 0 2 1

Georgetown 0 0 3 2

Rutgers 0 0 2 2

SouthFlorida 0 0 2 2(n) Ranking in AP/ESPN-USA Today polls

Player of the WeekNov.23.................................... TinaCharles,Connecticut

Freshman of the WeekNov.23.............................. SkylarDiggins,NotreDame

Upcoming BIG EAST GamesWednesday,November25 GeorgetownatCentralMichigan Noon GreatAlaskaShootout(Anchorage,Alaska) CincinnatiatAlaska-Anchorage/vs.CoastalCarolina 6:30/9:00p

Thursday,November26(ThanksgivingDay) ParadiseJam(St.Thomas,U.S.VirginIslands) NotreDamevs.SanDiegoState 3:15p CaribbeanChallenge(Cancun,Mexico) Marquettevs.ClevelandState 4:30p ParadiseJam(St.Thomas,U.S.VirginIslands) Rutgersvs.SouthernCalifornia 6:00p CancunThanksgivingClassic(Cancun,Mexico) Syracusevs.OldDominion 8:15p

Friday,November27 ParadiseJam(St.Thomas,U.S.VirginIslands) NotreDamevs.SouthCarolina 1:00p PittThanksgivingTournament(Pittsburgh,Pa.) AppalachianStateatPittsburgh 1:00p LIUTurkeyClassic(Brooklyn,N.Y.) SetonHallvs.GeorgiaTech 4:00p CourtyardbyMarriottThanksgivingClassic(LosAngeles,Calif.) SouthFloridavs.Montana 4:00p ChattanoogaTournament(Chattanooga,Tenn.) Villanovavs.Evansville 5:30p CancunThanksgivingClassic(Cancun,Mexico) Louisvillevs.NorthernIllinois 6:00p ParadiseJam(St.Thomas,U.S.VirginIslands) Rutgersvs.MississippiState 6:00p FIUTournament(Miami,Fla.) St.John’svs.Florida 7:00p NuggetClassic(Reno,Nev.) WestVirginiavs.Iowa 7:00p WBCAClassic(Storrs,Conn.) HofstraatConnecticut 7:30p CaribbeanChallenge(Cancun,Mexico) Marquettevs.Duke 7:30p WarnerCenterClassic(Northridge,Calif.) Providencevs.Pepperdine 8:00p CancunThanksgivingClassic(Cancun,Mexico) Syracusevs.Butler 8:15p

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Associated Press Poll•November23,2009:Poll#3 Team(First-PlaceVotes) Rec Pts LW1 uConnecticut(40) 3-0 1,000 12 Stanford 4-0 957 23 OhioState 5-0 892 34 NorthCarolina 3-0 871 45 NOTRE DAME 3-0 833 56 Tennessee 3-0 820 67 LSU 4-0 731 78 Baylor 2-1 679 89 Xavier 2-0 659 910 Duke 2-1 561 1111 TexasA&M 3-0 554 1512 FloridaState 4-0 515 1313 Texas 2-1 473 1014 Georgia 3-0 441 1615 (tie)uDePaul 4-0 390 17 (tie)Virginia 3-1 390 1217 ArizonaState 2-1 335 1418 Kansas 3-0 321 1919 MississippiState 4-0 277 2520 uOklahoma 2-1 270 2021 uVanderbilt 3-0 247 2222 California 2-1 229 1723 uSanDiegoState 3-0 112 —24 uPittsburgh 2-0 106 —25 uMichiganState 2-2 95 21Others Receiving Votes: Georgia Tech 49, Middle Ten-nessee 44, Dayton 39, uLouisville 22, uRutgers 15,OklahomaState13,Maryland10,Nebraska10,TCU7,Hartford6,Temple6,uPurdue5,WakeForest4,uSt.John’s 3,uSyracuse 3, Gonzaga 3, Wisconsin-GreenBay2,Duquesne1.

ESPN/USA Today/WBCA Coaches’ Poll•November17,2009:Poll#2 Team(First-PlaceVotes) Rec Pts LW1 uConnecticut(31) 1-0 775 12 Stanford 2-0 742 23 OhioState 2-0 695 34 NorthCarolina 1-0 647 55 Tennessee 1-0 595 96 NOTRE DAME 1-0 578 77 ArizonaState 1-0 511 118 TexasA&M 1-0 494 169 Baylor 0-1 487 410 FloridaState 1-0 435 1211 California 1-0 413 1312 Duke 1-1 394 613 Texas 1-0 381 1414 Xavier 1-0 373 1515 LSU 1-0 326 1716 uOklahoma 1-1 298 817 Virginia 2-0 284 1818 uVanderbilt 1-0 221 2019 uLouisville 1-0 210 1920 Maryland 2-0 189 2121 uMichiganState 1-1 171 1022 Georgia 1-0 151 —23 uPurdue 1-0 119 2324 IowaState 1-0 101 2425 uPittsburgh 0-0 95 22Others Receiving Votes: uDePaul 88, Middle Tennes-see 85,Kansas 54,uSanDiegoState 29, Auburn 26,Mississippi State 25, South Dakota State 17, TCU 12,uRutgers8,uSyracuse6,KansasState5,Gonzaga4,OklahomaState 4, Temple 4,uGeorgetown3,Dayton3, Florida 3, Richmond 2, SMU 2, Vermont 2,WesternKentucky2,uSouthFlorida1,uWestVirginia1,EastCarolina1,Hartford1,Houston1,Michigan1.

LW = last weeku=2009-10NotreDameopponent

erationsJimCordovastudiedarchitectureatNotreDamefrom1991-93.

• SDSU assistantmedia relations director/women’sbasketballcontactPeggyCurtinwasapublicityassistantintheNotreDamesportsinformationofficefrom1998-2000.

• Aztecs assistant coachShaneleStires isthesisterofformerIrishradioplay-by-playbroadcaster(andcurrentSouthBend-arearadio personality)Sean Stires, with thebrother-sister tandem calling several ofNotreDame’spostseasongamesinthepastdecade,includingthe2001NCAAnationalchampionshipgamewinoverPurdue.

• NotreDameis21-14(.600)all-timeagainstteamsfromthestateofCalifornia,includinga19-6 (.760) record in the23-yearMuffetMcGraw era, and a 12-11 (.522) recordaway from home(road and neutralsites combined).TheIrishlastfaceda team from theGolden State onMarch 18, 2007,toppling Califor-nia, 62-59 in thefirst round of theNCAAChampion-ship(DallasRegion)in Pittsburgh, Pa.,with current seniorguards/tri-captainsMelissa Lechlit-ner(12points)andAshleyBarlow(10rebounds) playingcriticalrolesinthewinlateintheirfreshmanseason.

Notre Dame vs. The Mountain WestNotreDame is 8-2 (.800) all-timeagainst thecurrentMountainWestConferencealignment,witha7-2(.778)recordinthe23-yearMuffetMcGrawera,anda5-2(.714)recordawayfromhome(roadandneutralsitescombined). The Irish last facedaMWCopponent onDec. 18, 2005, dis-patching No. 22/21Utah,68-55intheGrayDivision title game oftheDuel in theDesertinLasVegas. In its history,NotreDamehasfacedsixofthenineMWCschools,butofthosesix,theonlyonetheyhaven’tseensinceMcGrawcametoSouthBendin1987-88isSanDiegoState.

Tournament TestedNotreDamehasfeltrightathomeintournamentsituations during the past 14 years. Startingwith the1996-97 season, the Irish havewon18of their last21 regular-season tournamentgames (multi-game events only), including afour-game run to the 2004PreseasonWNITchampionship.

The only NotreDamelossesdur-ing this currentstretchwereapairofdefeatstothird-ranked teams inthe PreseasonWNIT semifinals(72-59vs.Tennes-seeatRuston,La.,in1996;75-59atMarylandin2007)anda67-63over-time setback atNo.20ColoradoonNov.15,2003inthefinalsoftheWBCAClassic—agamethatsawtheBuffaloes sink adesperation30-footer at theendofregulationtoforcetheextrasession.

Continental DivideNotonlyisNotreDameplayingintheParadiseJamforthefirsttime,butthisweekend’stour-namentisthefirstforayoutsidethecontinentalUnitedStatesfortheIrishsincethe1995KonaWomen’sBasketballClassicinKona,Hawaii.

Experience MattersFourNotreDameseniorsarepoisedtoappearintheir100thcollegegamesduringthisweek-end’sParadiseJam.GuardMelissaLechlitnerandcenterEricaWilliamson currently sit on99careergamesplayed,whileguardsAshleyBarlowandLindsaySchraderhaveseenactionin98gamestodate. AtnotimeinNotreDamewomen’sbasket-ballhistoryhavefourplayershitthe100-gamemarkinthesameseason.CurrentIrishassistantcoachNieleIveyholdstheschoolrecordwith132gamesplayedfrom1996-2001.

McGraw Set To Join Elite ND ClubIrishheadcoachMuffetMcGrawcurrentlyhasarecordof499-197(.717)inher23rdseasonatNotreDame.Thatputsheronlyonevictoryawayfrombecomingthefourthcoachinschoolhistory(inanysport)toregister500winswhilecoachingundertheGoldenDome. Fencing’sMichaelDeCicco (680-45 from1962-86)andYvesAuriol(525-33from1986-2002), andbaseball’sJakeKline (558-449-5from1934-75)aretheonlycurrentmembersofthe“FightingIrishFiveHundredClub,”withoneabletoconnect75yearsofNotreDameathletics

Notre Dame In the PollsAssociatedPressPoll WeeksRankedWeek Points Rank 09-10 AllTimeOct.30,2009(Pre) 799 4 1 179Nov.16,2009 844 5 2 180Nov.23,2009 833 5 3 181SEASONHIGHS 844 4 3* 41*

ESPN/USA Today/WBCACoaches’Poll WeeksRankedWeek Points Rank 09-10 AllTimeNov.4,2009(Pre) 438 7 1 171Nov.17,2009 578 6 2 172SEASONHIGHS 578 6 2* 2*

* = current streak of poll appearances

NDRegularSeasonTournamentTitlesSince1996-97

1996-97ComfortInnDowntownClassic1999-2000WachoviaWBBInvitational2000-01Coachesvs.CancerChallenge2004-05PreseasonWNIT2005-06DuelintheDesert(GrayDiv.)

NDvs.StateofCalif.

OverallAway*California 1-0 1-0Pacific 1-0 1-0SMC 1-0 1-0SanDiego 1-0 0-0uSDSU 0-1 0-1USF 2-0 1-0SantaClara 0-1 0-1Stanford 0-2 0-1UCI 1-0 1-0UCLA 4-8 1-6UCSB 2-0 2-0USC 7-2 3-2U.S.Int’l. 1-0 1-0TOTAL 21-14 12-11 (.600) (.522)

* - road/neutral sites combined

NDvs.MountainWest

Overall Away*USAFA 0-0 0-0BYU 1-0 1-0CSU 3-1 1-1UNM 1-0 1-0uSDSU 0-1 0-1TCU 1-0 0-0UNLV 0-0 0-0UTAH 2-0 2-0WYO 0-0 0-0TOTAL 8-2 5-2 (.800) (.714)

* - road/neutral sites combined



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historyandsuccessviajustfourdegreesofsepa-ration(KlinetoDeCiccotoAurioltoMcGraw).

Diggins, Barlow Cop BIG EAST HonorsRookieguardSkylarDigginswasselectedasthefirstBIGEASTConferenceFreshmanoftheWeekforthe2009-10women’scollegebasketballseason,itwasannouncedMondaybytheconfer-enceoffice.Inaddition,seniorguard/tri-captainAshleyBarlowwas tapped for theBIGEASTWeeklyHonorRollafterbothplayershelpedtheNo.5/6FightingIrishtipofftheyearwiththreeconsecutivevictories,includingaone-pointwinatNo.21MichiganStatelastThursday. DigginsisthefirstNotreDameplayertoearnBIGEASTFreshmanoftheWeekhonorssincecurrent sophomore guardNatalie Novoselcoppedthesecondofhertwoawardslastseasonon Jan. 12, 2009.Meanwhile,BarlowcollectsherfourthcareerBIGEASTWeeklyHonorRollcitation,havingpreviouslybeenchosentwiceasasophomore(Dec.17,2007andJan.21,2008),andmostrecentlyduringherjunioryear(Nov.24,2008). Inherfirstweekasacollegian,Digginsaver-aged13.3points,4.3rebounds,3.3assistsand2.3stealspergameinareserverole,logging24.3minutespercontest.Atthesametime,thevet-eranBarlowaveraged13.7points,5.7reboundsand3.0stealspergamewitha.429three-pointpercentage (6-of-14) lastweek, leadingNotreDameinscoringandrankingsecondinsteals,three-pointpercentageandfreethrowpercent-age(.733).

November To RememberNotreDame’ssuccessduringthepast15yearshasbeenaidedbyitsabilitytogetofftoagoodstart.Towit—theIrishare58-11(.841)inNo-vembergamessincetheyjoinedtheBIGEASTConferenceintimeforthe1995-96season. NotreDame also owns an active 11-gamewinningstreakthatstartedonNov.20,2007witha 94-41 victory atCentralMichigan. Thatwincamefourdaysaftera75-59lossatthird-rankedMarylandinthePreseasonWNITsemifinals.

Road WarriorsNotreDame is 21-9 (.700) in true roadgamessincethestartofthe2007-08season,includinga68-67winatNo.21MichiganStatetobeginthisyear. In addition, the past seven road losses forthe Irish havebeendecidedby an averageof8.4pointspergame(allby12pointsorfewer),includingallfiveroadsetbackslastseason(aver-agemarginof8.6ppg.). NotreDameposted10winson the road ineach of the past two years,marking just thesecond time in school history the Irish haveloggeddouble-digitwintotalsawayfromhomeinconsecutiveseasons(11winsin1989-90;10winsin1990-91).

Polling StationNotreDameisrankedfifthinthisweek’sAssoci-atedPresspoll,appearinginthetopfiveforthethird consecutiveweek— it’s the longest runintheAPTop5fortheIrishsincethe2000-01season,whenNotreDamewasatop-fivefixtureforthefinal17weeks.

Thisweek’srankingalsomarksthe41stcon-secutiveAPpollappearance for the Irish,withtheirNo.4preseasonrankingonOct.30beingthehighesteverforNotreDame,toppingitsNo.6debutinthe2000-01poll. Withtheircurrentpollposition,theIrishnowhaveappearedinthetop10oftheAPpollduring10ofthepast14seasons(1996-97through2009-10)withthatNo.4preseasonrankingbeingthehighestfortheprogramsincetheweekofJan.4,2005,whentheIrishalsorosetofourthfollowinga12-1startandthe2004PreseasonWNITtitle. NotreDamehasbeenranked in the AP pollfor 181 weeks duringthe program’s 33-yearhistory,with every oneof those appearancescoming in theMuffetMcGraw era (s ince1987-88 ) . McGrawranks 12th among allactiveNCAADivision IheadcoachesforweeksintheAPpoll,andalsois 23rd all-time in thatcategory. In addition, the Irishroseonespottosixthinlastweek’sESPN/USA Today/WBCAcoaches’poll(newrankingsweretobereleasedTuesdayafternoon). It’sthesecondconsecutiveseasonNotreDamehasbeen ranked in the top10ofthecoaches’poll,aswellaseightofthepast12campaigns(1998-99topresent). NotreDamewasrankedinthecoaches’surveyfor38consectiveweeksbeforefallingjustoutsidetheTop25inthefinalpolloflastseason.Withlastweek’sranking,theIrishnowhaveappearedinthecoaches’pollfor172weeksduringtheirhistory(allcomingduringMcGraw’stenure).

More Polling DataNotreDameheadcoachMuffetMcGraw isoneof 24 people inNCAADiv is ion I women’sbasketball historywhohave both played forand coached a teamthathasappearedintheAssociated Press Top25poll. Bes ides her 181AP poll appearanceswhilecoachingatNotreDame,McGrawwasthestarting point guard atSaint Joseph’s (Pa.) asaseniorin1977,helpingtheHawksrisetoNo.3inthenation.Ofthe24people on this list, 12currentlyareNCAADivisionIheadcoaches(seeaccompanyingchart).

Game #3 Recap: IonaNo. 5NotreDameuseddefense toovercomeacomplacentoffenseandbeat Iona80-45onSundayatPurcellPavilion. IrishcoachMuffetMcGrawsaidaone-point

THE TALE OF THE TAPE ND SDSUOverallrecord 3-0 3-0AP/ESPN-USA Todayrank* 5/6 23/rv

SCORINGPointsscoredpergame 83.3 66.7Pointsallowedpergame 56.3 44.0Fieldgoalpercentage .438 .448Three-pointpercentage .346 .433Freethrowpercentage .649 .695

REBOUNDINGReboundspergame 47.7 41.7Opponentrebs.pergame 37.7 28.0Reboundingmargin +10.0 +13.7

OTHERAssistspergame 21.3 16.7Turnoverspergame 19.7 22.7Assist/turnoverratio 1.08 0.74Blockedshotspergame 3.3 6.7Stealspergame 17.0 11.7* - rankings from Nov. 23 AP poll and Nov. 17 ESPN/USA Today poll

San Diego State Leads Series 1-0Date Site Result Score3/21/81 Anchorage,Alaska1 L 34-711 = Northern Lights Invitational (Semifinal)

SeriesScoring Total AverageNotreDame 34 34.0SanDiegoState 71 71.0

CurrentWinStreak:SanDiegoState-1gameMuffetMcGrawvs.SDSU:FirstmeetingBethBurnsvs.NotreDame:FirstmeetingMcGrawvs.Burns:FirstmeetingNDBiggestWin:NoneSDSUBiggestWin:27(71-34on3/21/81)NDLongestWinStreak:NoneSDSULongestWinStreak:1(1981)

APPollAppearancesActiveD-ICoaches

1. Summitt(Tenn) 5642. Landers(UGa) 4343. Stringer(RU) 38810. Chancellor(LSU)24511. Blair(TAMU) 21112. uMcGraw(ND) 181

All-TimeD-ICoaches1. Summitt(Tenn) 5642. Landers(UGa) 4343. Conradt(Texas) 39521. Blair(TAMU) 21122. Sanderford(WKU) 18223. uMcGraw(ND) 181NOTE: through Nov. 23 AP poll

APPollAppearancesAsPlayer&Coach

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


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victoryoverNo.21MichiganStateonThursdayaswellastheteam’supcominggamesattheParadise Jam in theVirgin Islandsmayhavebeen toblame forNotreDame’s sluggishof-fense. “I thinkwewere just a little lackadaisical,”shesaid.“Ithinkwegotup11-2andsaid,̀ Let’spackourbags,we’regoingtotheVirginIslands.Whosegotthesunscreen?’” TheIrishshineddefensively,though,particu-larlyinthesecondhalfwhentheIrish(3-0)heldtheGaels (2-2) to29percentshooting.NotreDamealso forced33 turnovers for thegame,leadingto34pointsoffofturnovers. SkylarDiggins,who led the Irishwith 17points,saidthegoalfortheIrishdefensewastotrytoslowIonafromgettingtheballupcourtquickly. They alsowanted to keep the ballaway fromAnnaMcLean, who entered thegameaveraging16.7pointsand13rebounds.NotreDameforwardBeccaBruszewski,whoscored14,heldMcLean to10pointsandsixrebounds. IonacoachAnthonyBozzellasaidtheGaelsknew the Irishweregoing topress thembutcouldn’tdoanythingaboutit. “NottotakeanythingawayfromNotreDame,butIthinkwemadesomepoordecisions,”hesaid.“I’mdisappointedinthat.” The Irish dominated from the start, goingahead 11-2 in less than threeminuteswhenLindsaySchrader scored on a layup. Theyextendedtheleadto27-11whenBrittanyMal-loryhitathree-pointer,andtheGaelsnevergotcloserthan12. ThazinaCookledtheGaelswith12pointsand10rebounds.

Noting The Iona Game• NotreDamepostsitssecond35-pointwin

inthreegamesthisseason,havingdefeatedArkansas-PineBluff by45points (102-57)backonNov.15atPurcellPavilion.

• TheFightingIrishtiedtheirseasonhighbyforcing33opponentturnovers,havingalsoreachedthatmarkagainstUAPB.

• Similarly,NotreDametiedthe21-stealtotalit originally posted againstArkansas-PineBluff.

• Iona’s45pointsarethefewestallowedbyNotreDamesinceMarch7,2009,whentheFightingIrishoustedSt.John’s,62-45,inthesecondroundoftheBIGEASTConferenceChampionshipinHartford,Conn.

• It’s the fewest points allowed by NotreDameinaregularseasongamesinceDec.20, 2008,when theFighting Irish toppledLoyola-Chicago,89-45attheformerJoyceCenter.

• Iona’s42fieldgoalattemptsarethefewestbyaNotreDameopponentsinceNov.16,2006,whenPennStatetriedjust41shots,butparlayedanextendedstayat the foullineintoa75-49homewinovertheFightingIrish.

• NotreDamehadaseason-low15turnoversandgot11differentplayersintothescoringcolumn.

• TheFightingIrishalsoextendstheirrunofsuccessagainstNewYorkschools,risingto46-4(.920)all-timeagainsttheEmpireState,

including a 25-0 record at home;what’smore22ofthose25homewinshavebeenbydoubledigits.

• TheFighting Irish are 3-0 all-time againstIona(2-0athome),and7-0all-timeagainstMetroAtlanticAthleticConference teams(3-0athome).

• SkylarDiggins scored a career-high 17points,thehighestoutputforaNotreDamereservetodateinthisyoungseason.

• Playingonher 20thbirthday,NatalieNo-vosel tiedher career highwith five stealsagainst Iona, having first set thatmark atProvidenceonFeb.28,2009.

• FradericaMiller also tiedhercareerhighwith three steals, after having three theftsonDec.20,2008vs.Loyola-Chicago.

• AshleyBarlowregisteredatleastfivestealsfortheninthtimeinhercareer.Barlownowhas210careersteals,movingherpastbothCharelAllen(206from2004-08)andKatry-naGaither(207from1993-97)intoseventhplaceontheNotreDamecareercharts;upnext inMeganDuffy,who amassed 220stealsfrom2002-06.

• Seniorwalk-onguardAlenaChristiansenknocked down her first career basket, athree-pointerwith12secondstoplay

Century CityWith its 102-57 season-opening win overArkansas-PineBluffonNov.15atPurcellPa-vilion,NotreDametoppedthe100-pointmarkfor the 13th timein school history,andthethirdtimein less than twoyears (104-86 atGeorgetown onJan. 19, 2008;102-54atBostonCollege on Nov.23,2008). Not re Damealso hit the cen-turymarkathomefor the first timesince Nov. 26,2002,whentheIrishtoppledClevelandState,107-65inthe2002-03seasonopener.

Eight Is Enough (For Now)NotreDamehadaschool-recordeightplayersscore indoublefigures in its102-57winoverArkansas-PineBluffonNov.15atPurcellPa-vilion.Thateclipsedtheoldstandardofsevendouble-digitscorersthatwasfirstsetonFeb.6,1997vs.Syracuse(90-73winattheJoyceCenter) andmatchedon Jan. 19, 2008, in a104-86winatGeorgetown.

Dishing Thirty-One FlavorsNotreDame’s31assistsagainstArkansas-PineBluffonNov.15werethemostfortheIrishinasinglegamesinceNov.20,2000,whentheyalsorecorded31assistsina95-65winoverArizonaattheJoyceCenter. LeadingthewayforNotreDameonthatnightwas current Irish assistant coachNiele Ivey,whohadadouble-doublewith14pointsand11assists.

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ND100-PointGames11/15/09 @ND102,UAPB5711/23/08 ND102,@BC541/19/08 ND104,@G’town8611/26/02 @ND107,ClevSt651/7/99 @ND111,WVU9011/24/98 @ND101,Illinois931/24/98 @ND109,PC601/9/97 @ND103,WVU5812/21/90 @ND109,Marq5611/24/89 ND113,Liberty35*12/9/87 @ND100,Oakland512/8/86 @ND104,XU572/9/95 @ND107,XU61* - UCF Rotary Classic (Orlando, Fla.)

DayoftheWeekSunday 2-0Monday 0-0Tuesday 0-0Wednesday 0-0Thursday 1-0Friday 0-0Saturday 0-0

TimeofGameDaygames(before6p.mlocaltime) 1-0Nightgames(6p.m.orlaterlocaltime) 2-0

LocationHomegames 2-0Roadgames 1-0Neutralsitegames 0-0

HalftimescoreLeadingatthehalf 3-0Tiedatthehalf 0-0Trailingatthehalf 0-0

IndividualscoringTwoorfewerdouble-figurescorers 2-0Threedouble-figurescorers 0-0Fourdouble-figurescorers 0-0Fiveormoredouble-figurescorers 1-0

ReboundingmarginGrabmorereboundsthanopponents 2-0Grabsamenumberofrebounds 0-0Grabfewerreboundsthanopponents 1-0

FieldgoalshootingHigherpct.thanopponent 2-0Lowerpct.thanopponent 1-0Samepct.asopponent 0-0Shoot45%orbetter 1-0Shootlessthan45% 2-0Holdopponentunder40% 2-0

FreethrowmarginMakemorefreethrows 3-0Makesamenumberoffreethrows 0-0Makefewerfreethrows 0-0

TurnoversCommitfewerturnovers 3-0Commitsamenumberofturnovers 0-0Commitmoreturnovers 0-0

MiscellaneousVs.Top25(APorESPN/USA Todaypolls) 1-0Oncommercialtelevision 1-0Inwhitejerseys 2-0Inalternatewhitejerseys(greentrim) 0-0Inalternatewhitejerseys(pinktrim) 0-0Inbluejerseys 1-0Ingreenjerseys 0-0

MarginofVictory1-5points 1-06-10points 0-011-15points 0-016-20points 0-021+points 2-0Inovertimegames 0-0

ConferenceAffiliationAtlantic10 0-0BIGEAST 0-0BigTen 1-0Big12 0-0ConferenceUSA 0-0HorizonLeague 0-0MetroAtlanticAthletic 1-0Mid-American 0-0MountainWest 0-0Southeastern 0-0SouthwesternAthletic 1-0SummitLeague 0-0

MonthNovember 3-0December 0-0January 0-0February 0-0March 0-0



Upwardly MobileTwo ofNotreDame’s senior guards and tri-captains—Ashley Barlow and LindsaySchrader—arealreadymembersofthepro-gram’s 1,000-PointClub, andwill spend thisseason trying towork theirway up the Irishall-timescoringladder. Barlowcurrently ranks 20th in school his-torywith1,148careerpoints,whileSchraderis22ndwith1,086points.Theycouldbe joinedbytheirfellowseniorguardandtri-captain,Me-lissaLechlit-ner,whohas725points todate. Only oneother time inprogram his-toryhasNotreDamefieldedthree1,000-pointscorersonitsrosteratthesametime—anditliterallyhappenedforlessthanonegame.RuthRiley,NieleIveyandKelleySiemonallreachedthemillenniummarkandplayedonthe2000-01Irishnationalchampionshipsquad,withSiemonreachingthemilestoneafterscoring10pointsinherfinalcollegiatecontest—NotreDame’s68-66title-gamevictoryoverPurdueinSt.Louis.

First Impressions FreshmanguardSkylarDigginshad14pointsin the Nov. 15season openervs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff, thefifth-most by anIrishrookieinherdebutgamedur-ing the 23-yearMuffetMcGrawera (1987-88 topresent ) , andthe most sinceCourtney La-Verebeganhercareerwith18pointsina2002winoverClevelandState.

Notre Dame Picked Second In 2009-10 BIG EAST Coaches’ Preseason PollNotreDamewasselected tofinishsecond intheBIGEASTConferencein2009-10,accord-ingtoapreseasonvoteoftheleague’s16headcoachesreleasedOct.22duringtheannualBIGEASTWomen’sBasketballMediaDay at theESPNZoneinNewYorkCity. TheFightingIrishpickedup210pointsandone first-place vote in theballoting (coachesmay not vote for their own teams), placingbehindonlydefendingnationalchampionCon-necticut,whichwasaunanimouschoicetowintheconferencetitlewith225points.DePaulandreigningNCAArunner-upLouisvillesharedthethirdspotintheBIGEASTpreseasonpollwith171points,whilePittsburghroundedoutthetopfivewith167points.

Trio Of Irish Earn 2009-10 Preseason All-BIG EAST HonorsAlongwithpickingNotreDametofinishsecondin theconferencethisyear in theirpreseasonpoll, theBIGEAST coaches voted fifth-year

seniorguard/tri-captainLindsaySchraderandseniorguard/tri-captainAshleyBarlowtothe12-playerPreseasonAll-BIGEASTTeam. In addition to thepreseasonaccolades forthe twoFighting Irish veterans, rookie guardSkylarDigginswas a unanimous choice astheBIGEASTPreseasonFreshmanoftheYear,accordingtotheleague’sheadcoaches.

Irish Enjoy Successful ’09 European TourInMay, theNotreDamewomen’s basketballprogram embarked on amemorable 11-dayadventuretoFrance,MonacoandItaly,visitingsomeof theworld’smosthistoric landmarks,includingtheEiffelTowerinParis,thePrince’sPalaceinMonaco,picturesqueLakeComointhe foothills of the ItalianAlps, the famedEl DuomocathedralinMilan,theColosseumandForuminRome,aswellasSt.Peter’sBasilicaandtheSistineChapellocatedatTheVatican. TheIrishalsohadthechancetoplaythreeexhibition games against international oppo-nents on the tour,winning all three contestsagainsttheFrenchJuniorNationalTeam(77-44)andItalianprofessionalteamsGEASSestoSanGiovanni(78-68)andRomaAthenaBasket(94-39).ThewinovertheFrenchsidewasparticu-larlynoteworthy,asitcameonlyweeksbeforeFrancewonthegoldmedalattheEuropeanU20Championshipswithmuchof the same teamthatfacedtheIrishinMay. Seniorguard/tri-captainAshleyBarlow ledNotreDame inscoring (13.0ppg.)and three-pointpercentage(.727,8-11)onthetrip,whilejuniorforwardBeccaBruszewskiwassecondinscoring(12.0ppg.)andfourthinrebounding(5.7 rpg.).Other statistical leaders included:fifth-yearseniorguardLindsaySchraderandsophomore forwardKellieWatson (6.3 rpg.),sophomoreguardNatalieNovosel(3.3spg.),senior guardMelissa Lechlitner (3.3 apg.)and sophomore forwardEricaSolomon (2.5bpg.).

Half And HalfDuringthepastdecade,NotreDamehasbeennearlyunbeatablewhenithastheleadathalf-time.TheIrishare166-17(.907)sincethestartofthe2000-01campaignwhentheygointothedressingroomwiththelead,includingwinsin94oftheirlast105suchcontests. NotreDamehasledatthebreakinallthreegames thisseason,andhasgoneon toearnvictorieseachtime.

The Best Offense Is A Good Defense…During the past 15 seasons, Notre Damehas discovered that a solid defensive effortcan almost certainly guarantee a victory. Infact,sincethebeginningof the1995-96sea-son (Notre Dame’s first in the BIG EASTConference),theIrishhaveanamazing197-14

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Notre Dame Quick FactsOfficialName:UniversityofNotreDameLocation:NotreDame,Ind.Enrollment:8,371(undergraduate)/11,733(overall)Founded:1842Colors:GoldandBlueNickname:FightingIrishSchoolFightSong:NotreDameVictoryMarchConference:BIGEASTArena:PurcellPavilionattheJoyceCenter(cap.9,149)President:Rev.JohnI.Jenkins,C.S.C.Provost:ThomasG.BurishExecutiveVicePresident:JohnAffleck-GravesNCAAFacultyRepresentative:PatriciaBelliaDirectorofAthletics:JackSwarbrickSeniorDeputyAthleticsDirector/SWA:MissyConboyAssociateAthleticsDirector(WBB):JillBodensteiner

HeadCoach:MuffetMcGraw(SaintJoseph’s(Pa.)’77)Record:587-238(.712)-28thseasonAtNotreDame:499-197(.717)-23rdseasonAtPurcellPavilion:248-51(.829)

AssociateHeadCoach:JonathanTsipis(NorthCarolina’96)-7thseason

AssistantCoaches:AngiePotthoff-Barber(PennState’97)-5thseasonNieleIvey(NotreDame’00)-3rdseason

CoordinatorofBasketballOperations:StephanieMenio(Pittsburgh’04)-5thseason

AdministrativeAssistant:TiniaScottAthleticTrainer:AnneMarquezStrength&ConditioningCoach:CraigCheekAcademicCounselor:ChadGrotegutEquipmentManager:KathySpeybroeckStudentManagers:

TomBascik(Sr.,Colonia,N.J.)BryantWelters(Sr.,McLean,Va.)

Women’s Basketball History33rdSeason:

1stgame,Dec.3,1977vs.Valparaiso(W,48-41)All-TimeRecord:663-296(.691)RecordAtPurcellPavilion:

33rdseason,325-85(.793)RecordInTheBIGEAST:

15thseason,176-56(.759)Conference/MembershipAffiliations:

AIAWD-IIIindependent(1977-78through1979-80)AIAWD-Iindependent(1980-81)NCAAD-Iindependent(1981-82through1982-83)NorthStar(1983-84through1987-88)*MidwesternCollegiate(1988-89through1994-95)BIGEAST(1995-96topresent)

Regular-SeasonConferenceChampionships(8):NorthStar-1985,1986*MidwesternCollegiate-1989,1990,1991,1994,1995BIGEAST-2001

ConferenceTournamentChampionships(5):NorthStar-N/A*MidwesternCollegiate-1989,1990,1991,1992,1994BIGEAST-None

NCAAChampionshipAppearances(16):NationalChampion-2001FinalFour-1997,2001Elite8-1997,2001Sweet16-1997,1998,2000,2001,2003,2004,2008Berths-1994,1996-2009

ConsecutiveNCAAChampionshipAppearances:14(1996-2009)

NITAppearances(4):1986(3rdplace),1989(7thplace),1991(8thplace),1995(3rdplace)

ConsecutivePostseasonAppearances:16(1994-2009);15NCAAs,1NIT

* - now known as the Horizon League

2009-10NotreDameTopBenchScorersPlayer Points Opponent/DateSkylar Diggins 17 Iona, 11/22/09SkylarDiggins 14 Ark.-PineBluff,11/15/09FradericaMiller 11 Ark.-PineBluff,11/15/09BrittanyMallory 10 Ark.-PineBluff,11/15/09EricaWilliamson 10 Ark.-PineBluff,11/15/09Game-high scorers in italics

NDFreshmenDebutsTopScorers(McGrawera)18 C.LaVerevs.Clev.St.,200218 *A.Ratay@Toledo,199916 *M.Marciniakvs.PennSt.,199115 C.Washingtonvs.Liberty,198914 S.Digginsvs.UAPB,200914 *T.Bortonvs.Valpo.,200114 S.Hillsvs.UCLA,199812 *B.Morganvs.UIC,199311 J.Joyce@Valparaiso,200011 *K.Siemonvs.Butler,1997* = starter

ND1,000-PointScorers18. KrissiDavis(’87-’91)........ 1,19419. CourtneyLaVere(’02-’06).. 1,15020. uA.Barlow(’06-pres.)... 1,14821. DanielleGreen(’95-’00)... 1,10622. uL.Schrader(’05-pres.).. 1,086



Superlatives (BIG EAST Era)

(.934) recordwhen theyhold theiropponentsbelow60pointsinagame. Notre Dame has added two more winsto the ledger this season with victories overArkansas-PineBluff(102-57)andIona(80-45).

…But Sometimes You Have To Score If You Want To WinNot resting solely on its defensive laurels,Notre Dame also seemingly has found themagicmark when it comes to outscoring itsopponents.Duringthepast15seasons(since1995-96), the Irish are 125-4 (.969) whenthey score at least 80points in a game. Theonly blemishes on that record are a pair ofovertime losses to Texas A&M (88-84) andMichiganState(87-83)in1995,a106-81losstoConnecticut in1998,andan81-80 loss toDePaulin2008. Like itsdefensiveproficiency,NotreDamealreadyhasaddedtwomorewinstothisongo-ingrecordwithitsconquestsofArkansas-PineBluff(102-57)andIona(80-45).

Now That’s A Home Court AdvantageOneofthehallmarksofNotreDame’ssuccesshasbeen itsstellarplayathome. In fact, theIrishhavebeenvirtuallyuntouchableathomein recent years,winning175of their last 199games(.879)atthe9,149-seatPurcellPavilion,includingwinningstreaksof51and25gamesin that span. Notre Dame also has a 99-17(.853)recordinBIGEASTConferenceplayattheJoyceCenter,sportinga31-game leaguewinningstreakathomebeforeitendedwitha48-45losstoVillanovainthe’02homefinale. The Irish have been particularly strongwhen it comes to non-conference games athome, winning 78 of their last 85 non-BIGEASTcontests(.918)attheJoyceCenter,dat-ing back to the 1994-95 season. Five of thelosses in thatspancameat thehandsofBigTenConferenceopponents (fourby12pointsor less)—Wisconsin in1996(81-69),Purduein2003(71-54),MichiganStatein2004(82-73OT), Indiana in 2006 (54-51) and Minnesotain2009 (79-71)—with theother twodefeatscoming to Tennessee in 2005 (62-51) and2008(87-63).ThePurduelossalsosnappeda33-gamenon-conferencehomewinningstreakwhichbeganaftertheUWsetback. Since its inaugural season in 1977-78,NotreDamehasplayedallofitsgamesattheJoyceCenter,postinga325-85(.793)recordatthevenerablefacility.Threetimes(1999-2000,2000-01and2003-04),theIrishwentaperfect15-0athome,settingaschoolrecordforhomewinsinaseason.

It’s Fan-Demonium At Notre DameIfthepreseasonisanyindication,NotreDamewomen’sbasketballiseasilythehottestticketinSouthBend.Forthefirsttimeinschoolhis-tory,allIrishwomen’sbasketballseasonticketpackages (close to 7,500) have been sold,includingmore than 1,000 packages to first-timeseasonticketpurchaserswhentheywentonsaleAug.14.Furthermore,fanswerewait-ing in line at thePurcell Pavilion ticket office

asearlyas4:30thatmorning,morethanfourhoursbeforetheticketwindowsopened. While it’s likely that some tickets will bemadeavailableforindividualgamesduringtheweeksanddaysprior tothecontests, there’sa very real possibility thatNotreDamecouldapproachaselloutforeveryoneofitsregular-seasonhomegamesatthenewly-refurbished9,149-seatPurcellPavilion. Infact,thecrowdof 9,080 for the Nov. 15 win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff was the largest season-openingaudienceinprogramhistory,morethan1,100higherthantheoldmarksetin2001-02. The Irish have posted six sellouts in pro-gramhistory,themostrecentcomingonDec.7, 2008, for a 62-51 win over in-state rivalPurdue.Thatcapacitycrowdnotonlywasthefirston-campussellout inthe22-gameserieswiththeBoilermakers,butitalsohelpedNotreDame win the NCAA/BIG EAST ConferencePackTheHouseChallengefor2008-09.

Irish On Your Radio DialBeginningwiththe2008-09athleticsyear,theNotreDame athletics department announcedithadpartneredwiththeLeSEABroadcastingNetwork,makingPulseFM(96.9/92.1)thenewradiohomeofNotreDamewomen’sbasketballintheSouthBendmarket. LeSEA originates all Notre Dame wom-en’s basketball games, with those eventscarried on Pulse FM (96.9/92.1), marking areturn to the FM side of the dial for the firsttime since the 1998-99 season. Combined,thesetwostationsblanketthenation’sNo.89mediamarket(SouthBend-Elkhart),coveringa21-countyareainnorthernIndianaandsouth-west Michigan that contains more than 1.35million listeners (better than 800,000 in thegreaterSouthBendareaalone).Alltold,NotreDame’swomen’sbasketballnetworkstretchesfrom Kalamazoo, Mich., to the north, NorthJudson,Ind.,tothewest,Macy,Ind.,(homeofformer IrishAll-AmericacenterRuthRiley) tothesouth,andLaGrange,Ind.,totheeast. Women’sbasketballgamebroadcastsalsocontinuetobestreamedliveandfreeofchargeon Notre Dame’s official athletics web site(www.UND.com)throughtheFightingIrishAll-Accessmultimediapackage. BobNagle,thevoiceofNotreDamewom-en’sbasketballfrom1996-97through1998-99(includingtheprogram’sfirstNCAAFinalFourberth in1997), returns forhissecondseasonin his second stint as the radio play-by-playbroadcasterfortheIrish.

Notre Dame On The Small ScreenNotreDamewillhaveat least15gamestele-visedduringthe2009-10season.Highlightingthisyear’sbroadcastscheduleare11national-ly-televisedIrishwomen’sbasketballcontests,includingatleastsixgamesontheESPNfam-ilyofnetworksandfourothersonCBSCollegeSports (check schedule on page 1 of thesenotesforexactbroadcastcoverage). Inaddition,NotreDamecontinuestoexpanditsbroadcastreachgloballyontheInternet.AllIrishregular-seasonhomegamesnotselectedforcommercialTVcoverage (with theexcep-

Notre Dame Superlatives In The BIG EAST Era (1995-96 to present)

Longestwinningstreak:23games(Nov.17,2000-Feb.14,2001)

LongestBIGEASTwinningstreak:11games(Jan.3-Feb.14,2001)

Longestlosingstreak:3games,fourtimes(mostrecently:Feb.24-March3,2007)

LongestBIGEASTlosingstreak:3games,twice(mostrecently:Feb.24-March3,2007)

Mostpointsscoredinagame:111vs.WestVirginia,Jan.7,1999

MostpointsscoredinaBIGEASTgame:111vs.WestVirginia,Jan.7,1999

Fewestpointsscoredinagame:38vs.Villanova,Jan.24,2004

FewestpointsscoredinaBIGEASTgame:38vs.Villanova,Jan.24,2004

Mostpointsallowedinagame:106byConnecticut,Dec.8,1998

MostpointsallowedinaBIGEASTgame:106byConnecticut,Dec.8,1998

Fewestpointsallowedinagame:31bySt.John’s,Feb.13,2002

FewestpointsallowedinaBIGEASTgame:31bySt.John’s,Feb.13,2002

Largestmarginofvictory:56,twice(mostrecently:89-33vs.Georgetown,March4,2001)

LargestmarginofvictoryinBIGEASTgame:56vs.SetonHall(91-35),Jan.31,1998

Largestmarginofvictoryinhomegame:56vs.SetonHall(91-35),Jan.31,1998

Largestmarginofvictoryinroadgame:53atCentralMichigan(94-41),Nov.29,2007

Largestlosingmargin:39atTennessee(89-50),March17,2002

Mostpointsallowedinawin:93byIllinois(101-93),Nov.24,1998

Mostpointsscoredinaloss:84vs.TexasA&M(88-84,ot),Dec.3,1995

Fewestpointsscoredinawin:38vs.Villanova(38-36),Jan.24,2004

Fewestpointsallowedinaloss:48vs.Villanova(48-45),Feb.26,2002

Largestdeficitovercometowinagame:18atVanderbilt(59-57),Dec.30,2008

Largestdeficitovercometowinahomegame:15vs.Pittsburgh(72-65),Feb.28,2006

Largestleadgivenupinaloss:17vs.TexasTech(69-65),March25,2000

Mostconsecutivepointsscored:31vs.Pittsburgh,Jan.18,1997

Mostconsecutivepointsscored(startofgame):26vs.Dayton,Dec.13,2003

Highestfieldgoalpercentage:.680(34-50)vs.BostonCollege,Feb.12,1997

Lowestfieldgoalpercentage:.220(13-59)atSetonHall,March1,2005

Highestthree-pointpercentage:1.000(5-5)vs.Duke,Nov.17,2004

Highestfreethrowpercentage:1.000(18-18)atValparaiso,Nov.30,2004

Mostthree-pointfieldgoalsmade:13,twice(mostrecently:atMiami(Fla.),Jan.2,2002)

Mostfreethrowsmade:33,twice(mostrecently:vs.WestVirginia,Feb.4,2007)

Mostassists:32vs.MichiganState,Dec.11,1999Mostblockedshots:16vs.BostonCollege,Feb.10,

2002Moststeals:23vs.Providence,Jan.30,2008Fewestturnovers:3atMaryland,Nov.16,2007



G Ashley BarlowPreseasonAll-BIGEASTPreseasonHonorableMentionAPAll-AmericanPreseasonNaismithTrophyWatchListBIGEASTWeeklyHonorRoll(Nov.23)

G Skylar DigginsPreseasonBIGEASTFreshmanoftheYearPreseasonNaismithTrophyWatchListBIGEASTFreshmanoftheWeek(Nov.23)

G Lindsay SchraderPreseasonAll-BIGEAST

Top Purcell Pavilion 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 #17Purdue 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 #25DePaul W,62-59 10,01110. 2/10/02 #16BostonCollege W,60-44 9,67611. 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. 11/15/09 Ark.-PineBluff W,102-57 9,08015. 1/26/02 #16VirginiaTech W,64-57 8,87816. 2/10/08 #15Pittsburgh W,81-66 8,83117. 2/14/04 Providence W,81-51 8,76018. 1/13/04 #4Connecticut W,66-51 8,57419. 1/29/02 Syracuse W,71-46 8,57120. 3/17/01 AlcornSt.(NCAA) W,98-49 8,553* = indicates sellout crowd (11,418 thru ’08-09; currently 9,149)Rankings from AP poll // Boldface games played this season

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tion of the Nov. 15 game vs. Arkansas-PineBluff)willbewebcastliveontheofficialNotreDame athleticsweb site, www.UND.com, viathe site’s free multimedia package, FightingIrishAll-Access.And,thisweekend’sParadiseJam can be seen in its entirety through FoxCollegeSportsBroadbandonapay-per-viewbasis. This year’s TV slate continues a recenttrendthathasseentheIrishbecomearegularfixtureontelevision.BeginningwiththeNCAAchampionshipseasonof2000-01andcontinu-ingthroughthisyear,NotreDamehasplayedin140televisedgames,including87thatwerebroadcastnationally.

Oh Captain, My CaptainFifth-yearseniorguardLindsaySchraderandsenior guards Ashley Barlow and MelissaLechlitner all return for their second year asteam captains for the 2009-10 season. Allthreeplayersreceivedthecaptain’shonorfol-lowingavoteof their teammatesprior to theseason. Thismarksthefirsttimeinprogramhistorythatthesameplayersareservingascaptainsinconsecutiveseasons.

Purcell Pavilion Opens Its DoorsFollowinganintensivefive-month,$26.3millioninterior renovation, the arena for the newly-christenedPurcellPavilionattheJoyceCentermade its regular seasonwomen’s basketballdebutonNov.15whenNotreDamedefeatedArkansas-PineBluff,102-57. TheUAPBgamewaspartoftheculminationofatwo-yearprojecttoupgradethehomeforNotreDamebasketballandvolleyball. Thefirst(exterior)phaseoftheproject,thatbeganinSeptember2008,involvesconstructionofanewthree-storystructureatthesouthendofthearena.Thatstructurewillincludeanewthree-story lobby,whichwill house theNotreDame ticket operations (approximately 4,500squarefeet)andavarsityshoptosellapparelandsouvenirs(approximately3,000squarefeet),inadditiontoanewclubseatingandhospitalityarea. Replacement of the existing arena seatingfootprint, including installationof single-colorchair-back seating throughout the arena, be-ganfollowingtheUniversity’sCommencementExercisesinMay2009andwascompletedintimefortheIrishvolleyballteamtoplaythefirstathleticeventinthefacilityonOct.30(a3-1winoverSetonHall).TheentireprojectisscheduledforcompletioninJanuary2010. TheUniversityannounced inOctober2007that this ambitious arena renovation had re-ceiveda$12.5millionleadershipgiftfromNotreDamealumnusandTrusteePhilipJ.PurcellIII,theretiredchairmanandchiefexecutiveofficerofMorganStanley. Additionalcornerstonedonationsweremadeby:VincentJ.Naimoli(’59),whose$5millioncontributionwillleadtothecreationofthenewNaimoliFamilyClubRoom,andSouthBend-area auto dealership ownerMike LeepSr.,whosegenerousgiftwillberecognizedwiththenamingoftheMikeLeepSr.VarsityShop.

Irish Sign Three For 2010-11 SeasonNotre Dame head coach Muffet McGrawannouncedNov.13thatthreeofthecountry’stophighschoolstudent-athleteshavechosentocontinuetheiracademicandathleticcareerswiththeFightingIrish,eachsigningaNationalLetter of Intent to attendNotreDame begin-ninginthefallof2010. Natalie Achonwa (last name pronounced uh-CHAWN-wuh),a6-3forwardfromGuelph,Ontario(St.Mary’sCatholicSecondarySchool/National Elite Development Academy), ArielBraker, a 6-1 forward from Grosse PointeWoods, Mich. (Grosse Pointe North HighSchool) and Kayla McBride, a 5-11 guardfromErie,Pa. (VillaMariaAcademy)allmadetheirofficialcommitmentstotheFightingIrishduring the early signing period,which endedNov.18. Allthreestudent-athletesareratedamongthe top 50 players in the country by variousnational recruiting services. As a group, thistrio is ranked as the No. 10 recruiting classin the country by All-Star Girls Report (anda consensus top-16 class by other recruit-ing services), giving Notre Dame a Top 25recruitingclassforthe14thconsecutiveyear,astreakonlytwootherschoolsinthecountry(Connecticut and Tennessee) can match. It’salso the third consecutive top-10 recruitingclassfortheFightingIrish. “I’mveryexcitedabouttheclassthatwe’resigning this year,” McGraw said. “I think wereally addressed our needs, with three verygood players coming in. They’re going tochange the way we do some things at bothends of the floor next year. We’re going tobe able to be more aggressive on defensebecausewe’readdingathleticism, lengthandspeed,andonoffense,we’lllookatwaysthatwecantakeadvantageof thesize thatwe’regoingtohave.Itwillprobablybeawholenewlook,goingfromthemoreguard-orientedteamthatwehavenow,tonextyearwhenwe’llhavesomedepthinthepostaswell.” “Notre Dame emphasized strengtheningtheirperimetergameanddidsowithsize,ath-leticismandversatility,”saidDanOlson,direc-toroftheCollegiate Girls Basketball Report. Thefullpressrelease,withacompletelookat the newest members of the Notre Damewomen’sbasketballprogram, isavailableon-line at http://www.und.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/111309aab.html.

Next Game: South CarolinaNotre Dame continues play in the 2009ParadiseJamonFridaywhenitmeetsupwithSouth Carolina in a 1 p.m. ET (2 p.m. local)contestattheUVISports&FitnessCenter inSt. Thomas. The Irish and Gamecocks havenot facedoff innearly28 years, the second-longestserieshiatus inschoolhistorybehind(ironicallyenough)theSanDiegoStateseries. SouthCarolinaheadstotheVirgin Islandswitha2-1recordthisseason,followingahard-fought63-56winathomeoverPennStateonSunday.



2009-10 University of Notre Dame Women’s Basketball ResultsOverall Record: 2-0 (Home: 1-0, Away: 1-0, Neutral: 0-0); BIG EAST Conference Record: 0-0

—————NotreDameHighs—————Date NDNR OppNR Opponent Time/Result Streak Record BEC Scorer Rebounder Assists AttendanceNov.15 4/7 ARKANSAS-PINEBLUFF W102-57 W1 1-0 Bruszewski-19 Bruszewski-10 twowith6 9,080Nov.19 5/6 21/21 atMichiganStateBTN W68-67 W2 2-0 Barlow-18 Schrader-14 Novosel-3 5,274Nov.22 5/6 IONA W80-45 W3 3-0 Diggins-17 Schrader-9 twowith4 8,511Nov.26 (1)vs.SanDiegoStateFCSB 3:15p.m.Nov.27 (1)vs.SouthCarolinaFCSB 1p.m.Nov.28 (1)vs.OklahomaFCSB 3:15p.m.Dec.2 EASTERNMICHIGAN 7p.m.Dec.8 IPFW 7p.m.Dec.12 VALPARAISO 2p.m.Dec.20 CHARLOTTE 1p.m.Dec.29 atCentralFloridaCBSC 1p.m.Dec.31 VANDERBILTCBSC 2p.m.Jan.4 atPurdueESPN2 7p.m.Jan.9 •VILLANOVABIGEASTTV 2p.m.Jan.12 •SOUTHFLORIDA 7p.m.Jan.16 •atConnecticutESPN 9p.m.Jan.19 •atLouisvilleCBSC 7p.m.Jan.24 •WESTVIRGINIAESPNU 1p.m.Jan.27 •PROVIDENCE 7p.m.Jan.30 •atSyracuse 1p.m.Feb.1 •atRutgersESPN2 7:30p.m.Feb.6 •PITTSBURGH 2p.m.Feb.9 •atCincinnati 7p.m.Feb.14 •DEPAULESPN2 3p.m.Feb.16 •atSt.John’s 7p.m.Feb.20 •atGeorgetown 3p.m.Feb.23 •MARQUETTE 7p.m.Feb.27 •atSetonHall 2p.m.March1 •CONNECTICUTESPN2 7p.m.

BIGEASTChampionship(Hartford,Conn.—XLCenter)March5 FirstRound TBAMarch6 SecondRoundBIGEASTTV TBAMarch7 QuarterfinalsESPNU TBAMarch8 SemifinalsESPNU 6/8p.m.ETMarch9 FinalESPN 7p.m.ET

NCAAChampionship—First&SecondRounds(NotreDame,Ind.—PurcellPavilionattheJoyceCenter)March21 FirstRoundESPN/ESPN2 TBAMarch23 SecondRoundESPN/ESPN2 TBA

NCAARegionals(Dayton,Ohio/KansasCity,Mo./Memphis,Tenn./Sacramento,Calif.)March27-28 RegionalSemifinalsESPN TBAMarch29-30 RegionalFinalsESPN TBA

NCAAWomen’sFinalFour(SanAntonio,Texas—Alamodome)April4 NationalSemifinalsESPN TBAApril6 NationalChampionshipESPN TBA

• = indicates BIG EAST Conference game(1) = Paradise Jam (Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands)(c) = indicates capacity crowdNR = national ranking (listed as Associated Press/ESPN-USA Today)CBS CS = Game to be televised live on CBS College SportsBIG EAST TV = Game to be televised live as part of BIG EAST-Regional Sports Networks packageBTN = Game televised live on the Big Ten NetworkFCS B = Game to be webcast live on Fox College Sports BroadbandNOTE: All regular-season home games not scheduled for commercial TV (except Nov. 15) will be webcast live at UND.com.Home games listed in ALL CAPS and played inside Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center (capacity 9,149)

2009-10 ATTENDANCE Totals Avg. HighAllGames: 22,865 7,622 9,080(11/15-UAPB)Home: 17,591 8,796 9,080(11/15-UAPB)Away: 5,274 5,274 5,274(11/19-MSU)Neutral:




fighting irish women’s basketball 2009-10 NOTRE DAME2009-10 Notre Dame Women’s Basketball Statistics — All Games

Overall Record: 3-0 (Home: 2-0, Away: 1-0, 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 3-3 73-24.3 12-29 .414 6-14 .429 11-15 .733 6 11 17 5.7 4-0 7 7 0 9 41 13.7

Diggins,Skylar 3-0 73-24.3 11-28 .393 2-6 .333 16-21. 762 4 9 13 4.3 6-0 10 8 1 7 40 13.3

Bruszewski,Becca 3-3 64-21.3 14-30 .467 2-6 .333 8-12 .667 11 7 18 6.0 3-0 4 7 0 1 38 12.7

Schrader,Lindsay 3-3 74-24.7 14-27 .519 0-0 .000 1-7 .143 8 17 25 8.3 4-0 7 9 1 2 29 9.7

Novosel,Natalie 3-3 59-19.7 8-19 .421 1-3 .333 7-10 .700 4 4 8 2.7 9-0 9 9 2 11 24 8.0

Mallory,Brittany 3-0 51-17.0 10-19 .526 4-9 .444 0-0 .000 6 6 12 4.0 6-0 7 7 1 9 24 8.0

Williamson,Erica 3-0 30-10.0 8-12 .667 0-0 .000 2-4 .500 2 5 7 2.3 6-0 0 0 2 1 18 6.0

Lechlitner,Melissa 3-3 84-28.0 5-22 .227 2-7 .286 2-2 1.000 2 7 9 3.0 4-0 12 4 0 6 14 4.7

Miller,Fraderica 3-0 32-10.7 6-9 .667 0-0 .000 1-3 .333 4 4 8 2.7 5-0 3 4 0 3 13 4.3

Christiansen,Alena 1-0 5-5.0 1-1 1.000 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 1 0 1 1.0 1-0 0 0 0 0 3 3.0

Turner,Kaila 2-0 23-11.5 2-6 .333 0-3 .000 0-0 .000 0 2 2 1.0 1-0 3 3 0 0 4 2.0

Solomon,Erica 2-0 19-9.5 1-5 .200 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1 1 2 1.0 3-0 1 1 2 1 2 1.0

Watson,Kellie 1-0 13-13.0 0-3 .000 0-3 .000 0-0 .000 0 1 1 1.0 2-0 1 0 1 1 0 0.0

Team 7 13 20 6.7

NotreDame 3 600 92-210 .438 18-52 .346 48-74 .649 56 87 143 47.7 54-0 64 59 10 51 250 83.3

Opponents 3 600 62-174 .356 13-46 .283 32-51 .627 36 77 113 37.7 63-2 38 87 17 29 169 56.3DeadballRebounds:NotreDame10,Opponents9

ScorebyPeriods 1st 2nd TotalNotreDame 137 113 — 250Opponents 91 78 — 169

Starting LineupsGame F G G G GN15 ARK.-PINEBLUFF Bruszewski Schrader Barlow Lechlitner Novosel

N19 atMichiganState Bruszewski Schrader Barlow Lechlitner Novosel

N22 IONA Bruszewski Schrader Barlow Lechlitner Novosel

N26 vs.SanDiegoState

N27 vs.SouthCarolina

N28 vs.Oklahoma

D2 EASTERNMICHIGAN

D8 IPFW

D12 VALPARAISO

D20 CHARLOTTE

D29 atCentralFlorida

D31 VANDERBILT

J4 atPurdue

J9 VILLANOVA

J12 SOUTHFLORIDA

J16 atConnecticut

J19 atLouisville

J24 WESTVIRGINIA

J27 PROVIDENCE

J30 atSyracuse

F1 atRutgers

F6 PITTSBURGH

F9 atCincinnati

F14 DEPAUL

F16 atSt.John’s

F20 atGeorgetown

F23 MARQUETTE

F27 atSetonHall

M1 CONNECTICUT

Specialty Stats (ND/Opp)Game Paint OffTO 2ndCh FBreak BenchN15 ARK.-PINEBLUFF 64/26 41/15 26/14 16/6 47/19

N19 atMichiganState 30/44 23/13 15/17 2/0 20/23

N22 IONA 30/14 34/10 19/2 10/2 37/8

N26 vs.SanDiegoState

N27 vs.SouthCarolina

N28 vs.Oklahoma

D2 EASTERNMICHIGAN

D8 IPFW

D12 VALPARAISO

D20 CHARLOTTE

D29 atCentralFlorida

D31 VANDERBILT

J4 atPurdue

J9 VILLANOVA

J12 SOUTHFLORIDA

J16 atConnecticut

J19 atLouisville

J24 WESTVIRGINIA

J27 PROVIDENCE

J30 atSyracuse

F1 atRutgers

F6 PITTSBURGH

F9 atCincinnati

F14 DEPAUL

F16 atSt.John’s

F20 atGeorgetown

F23 MARQUETTE

F27 atSetonHall

M1 CONNECTICUT


fighting irish women’s basketball 2009-10NOTRE DAME2009-10 Single Game Highs & Lows

Team SuperlativesNOTREDAMEHIGH NOTREDAMELOW CATEGORY OPPONENTHIGH OPPONENTLOW

102vs.Ark.-PineBluff(11/15/09) 68atMichiganState(11/19/09) Points/Game 67byMichiganState(11/19/09) 45byIona(11/22/09)

58(1st)vs.Ark.-PineBluff(11/15/09) 27atMichiganState(11/19/09) Points/Half 34,twice(MR:2ndbyMSU,11/19/09) 21(2nd)byIona(11/22/09)

42vs.Ark.-PineBluff(11/15/09) 22atMichiganState(11/19/09) FieldGoalsMade 26byMichiganState(11/19/09) 15byIona(11/22/09)

79vs.Ark.-PineBluff(11/15/09) 65atMichiganState(11/19/09) FieldGoalAttempts 68byArk.-PineBluff(11/15/09) 42byIona(11/22/09)

.532vs.Ark.-PineBluff(11/15/09) .338atMichiganState(11/19/09) FGPercentage .406byMichiganState(11/19/09) .309byArk.-PineBluff(11/15/09)

9vs.MichiganState(11/29/08) 5,twice(MR:atMSU,11/19/09) 3-PointFGMade 6,twice(MR:byIona,11/22/09) 1byMichiganState(11/19/09)

8vs.Iona(11/22/09) 16,twice(MR:atMSU,11/19/09) 3-PointFGAttempts 23byArk.-PineBluff(11/15/09) 7byMichiganState(11/19/09)

.400vs.Iona(11/22/09) .313,twice(MR:atMSU,11/19/09) 3-PointFGPercentage .375byIona(11/22/09) .143byMichiganState(11/19/09)

19atMichiganState(11/19/09) 13vs.Ark.-PineBluff(11/15/09) FreeThrowsMade 14byMichiganState(11/19/09) 9,twice(MR:byIona,11/22/09)

25,twice(MR:atMSU,11/19/09) 24vs.Iona(11/22/09) FreeThrowAttempts 22byMichiganState(11/19/09) 13byIona(11/22/09)

.760atMichiganState(11/19/09) .520vs.Ark.-PineBluff(11/15/09) FTPercentage .692byIona(11/22/09) .563byArk.-PineBluff(11/15/09)

58vs.Ark.-PineBluff(11/15/09) 41vs.Iona(11/22/09) Rebounds 45byMichiganState(11/19/09) 30byIona(11/22/09)

31vs.Ark.-PineBluff(11/15/09) 12atMichiganState(11/19/09) Assists 14byArk.-PineBluff(11/15/09) 11byIona(11/22/09)

21,twice(MR:vs.Iona,11/22/09) 9atMichiganState(11/19/09) Steals 17byArk.-PineBluff(11/15/09) 6,twice(MR:byIona,11/22/09)

6atMichiganState(11/19/09) 2,twice(MR:vs.Iona,11/22/09) BlockedShots 9byMichiganState(11/19/09) 4,twice(MR:byIona,11/22/09)

27vs.Ark.-PineBluff(11/15/09) 15vs.Iona(11/22/09) Turnovers 33,twice(MR:byIona,11/22/09) 21byMichiganState(11/19/09)

20atMichiganState(11/19/09) 16vs.Ark.-PineBluff(11/15/09) Fouls 22byMichiganState(11/19/09) 20byIona(11/22/09)

Individual Superlatives NOTREDAME OPPONENT

PointsScored 19byBeccaBruszewskivs.Arkansas-PineBluff(11/15/09) 20byAllyssaDeHaanofMichiganState(11/19/09)

FieldGoalsMade 8byBeccaBruszewskivs.Arkansas-PineBluff(11/15/09) 7byAllyssaDeHaanofMichiganState(11/19/09)

FieldGoalAttempts 14,twice(MR:byLindsaySchraderatMichiganState,11/19/09) 16byAllyssaDeHaanofMichiganState(11/19/09)

HighestFGPercentage(min.5made) .714(5-7)byLindsaySchradervs.Arkansas-PineBluff(11/15/09) .714(5-7)byLykendraJohnsonofMichiganState(11/19/09)

3-PointFieldGoalsMade 3byAshleyBarlowatMichiganState(11/19/09) 4byRekeviaBrownofArkansas-PineBluff(11/15/09)

3-PointFieldGoalAttempts 6byAshleyBarlowvs.Iona(11/22/09) 9byRekeviaBrownofArkansas-PineBluff(11/15/09)

3-PointFGPercentage(min.2made) 1.000(2-2)byBeccaBruszewskivs.Iona(11/22/09) .500(2-4)byKristinaFordofIona(11/22/09)

FreeThrowsMade 8bySkylarDigginsvs.Iona(11/22/09) 6byAllyssaDeHaanofMichiganState(11/19/09)

FreeThrowAttempts 10,twice(MR:bySkylarDigginsvs.Iona,11/22/09) 9,twice(MR:byAllyssaDeHaanofMichiganState,11/19/09)

FreeThrowPercentage(min.3made) 1.000(3-3)byAshleyBarlowvs.Arkansas-PineBluff(11/15/09) 1.000(3-3)byJasmineAbramsofArk.-PineBluff(11/15/09)

Rebounds 14byLindsaySchraderatMichiganState(11/19/09) 12byLykendraJohnsonofMichiganState(11/19/09)

Assists 6byMelissaLechlitner/NatalieNovoselvs.Ark.-PineBluff(11/15/09) 5byLaQuishaSlatonofArkansas-PineBluff(11/15/09)

Steals 6byBrittanyMalloryvs.Arkansas-PineBluff(11/15/09) 6byLaQuishaSlatonofArkansas-PineBluff(11/15/09)

BlockedShots 2byEricaWilliamsonatMichiganState(11/19/09) 4byAllyssaDeHaanofMichiganState(11/19/09)

Turnovers 7byNatalieNovoselvs.Arkansas-PineBluff(11/15/09) 8byLaQuishaSlatonofArkansas-PineBluff(11/15/09)

MinutesPlayed 34byBarlow/Lechlitner/SchraderatMichiganState(11/19/09) 36byThazinaCookofIona(11/22/09)



2009-10 Notre Dame Points-Rebounds-AssistsOpponent Solomon Diggins Watson Miller Peters Turner Barlow Novosel Mallory Lechlitner Schrader Bruszewski Christiansen WilliamsonARKANSAS-PINEBLUFF INJ 14-8-5 0-1-1 11-7-2 INJ 2-1-2 15-5-2 10-4-6 10-6-3 0-4-6 11-2-2 19-10-2 INJ 10-5-0atMichiganState 2-2-0 9-1-2 INJ 0-0-0 INJ DNP 18-7-2 6-1-3 5-2-1 7-3-2 12-14-1 5-5-1 DNP 4-1-0IONA 0-0-1 17-4-3 INJ 2-1-1 INJ 2-1-1 8-5-3 8-3-0 9-4-3 7-2-4 6-9-4 14-3-1 3-1-0 4-1-0(1)vs.SanDiegoState(1)vs.SouthCarolina(1)vs.OklahomaEASTERNMICHIGANIPFWVALPARAISOCHARLOTTEatCentralFloridaVANDERBILTatPurdue•VILLANOVA•SOUTHFLORIDA•atConnecticut•atLouisville•WESTVIRGINIA•PROVIDENCE•atSyracuse•atRutgers•PITTSBURGH•atCincinnati•DEPAUL•atSt.John’s•atGeorgetown•MARQUETTE•atSetonHall•CONNECTICUT• = BIG EAST Conference game // 1 = Paradise Jam (Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands)

2009-10 Notre Dame Game-By-Game Team Statistics Overall 3-Point Rebs.Date Opponent W/L Score FG-A Pct. FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. Off-Def-Tot PF-DQ A TO B S 1-2 TotN15 NOTREDAME hW 102-57 42-79 .532 5-16 .313 13-25 .520 25-33-58 16-0 31 27 2 21 58-44 102 ARK.-PINEBLUFF 21-68 .309 6-23 .261 9-16 .563 18-20-38 21-0 14 33 4 17 34-23 57N19 NOTREDAME aW 68-67 22-65 .338 5-16 .313 19-25 .760 15-29-44 20-0 12 17 6 9 41-27 68 atMichiganState(21/21) 26-64 .406 1-7 .143 14-22 .636 14-31-45 22-2 13 21 9 6 33-34 67N22 NOTREDAME hW 80-45 28-66 .424 8-20 .400 16-24 .667 16-25-41 18-0 21 15 2 21 38-42 80 IONA 15-42 .357 6-16 .375 9-13 .692 4-26-30 20-0 11 33 4 6 24-21 45


fighting irish women’s basketball 2009-10NOTRE DAME2009-10 Miscellaneous Statistics

ALLGAMES vs.BIGEASTOPPONENTSMostFirstHalfPointsScored 58vs.Arkansas-PineBluff(11/15)MostFirstHalfPointsAllowed 34byArkansas-PineBluff(11/15)

MostSecondHalfPointsScored 44vs.Arkansas-PineBluff(11/15)MostSecondHalfPointsAllowed 34byMichiganState(11/19)

FewestFirstHalfPointsScored 38vs.Iona(11/22)FewestFirstHalfPointsAllowed 24byIona(11/22)

FewestSecondHalfPointsScored 27atMichiganState(11/19)FewestSecondHalfPointsAllowed 21byIona(11/22)

LargestLeads NotreDame:45,twice—100-55(1:42,2nd)and102-57(0:00,2nd)vs.Arkansas-PineBluff(ND102-57),11/15 Opponent:5—56-51(10:16,2nd)byMichiganState(ND68-67),11/19LargestDeficitOvercomeinaWin:5—56-51(10:16,2nd)byMichiganState(ND68-67),11/19LargestHalftimeDeficitOvercomeinaWin:N/ALargestLeadSurrenderedinaLoss:N/ALargestHalftimeLeadSurrenderedinaLoss:N/A

HalftimeLeads:ND:3(NDRecord—3-0;0-0vs.BIGEAST)//Opponents:0(NDRecord—0-0;0-0vs.BIGEAST)ReboundAdvantage:ND:2(NDRecord—2-0;0-0vs.BIGEAST)//Opponents:1(NDRecord—1-0;0-0vs.BIGEAST)BenchScoringAdvantage:ND:2(NDRecord—2-0;0-0vs.BIGEAST)//Opponents:1(NDRecord—1-0;0-0vs.BIGEAST) NotreDameMargin:+54points,+18.0ppg.(ND—104pts.,34.7ppg.;Opponents—50pts.,16.7ppg.)

PointDifferential 1 35 45NotreDameWins 1 1 1NotreDameLosses 0 0 0

CompleteGamesPlayed:0//Opponents:0 MostMinutes:34bythreeplayers(AshleyBarlow/MelissaLechlitner/LindsaySchraderatMichiganState,11/19)

ChargesTaken:7(Bruszewski3,Schrader3,Williamson1)//Opponents:5 MostChargesTaken(Individual-Game):2byBeccaBruszewskiatMichiganState,11/19 MostChargesTaken(Team-Game):3,twice(atMichiganState,11/19;vs.Iona,11/22)

ShotClockViolationsForced:1//Opponents:0 MostShotClockViolationsForced(Game):1vs.Arkansas-PineBluff,11/15

Scoring Double-FigureGames:12(Barlow2,Bruszewski2,Diggins2,Schrader2,Mallory1,Miller1,Novosel1,Williamson1)//Opponents:7 20-29-PointGames:0//Opponents:1 30-39-PointGames:0//Opponents:0 Game-HighHonors*:2(Bruszewski1,Diggins1) Team-HighHonors*:3(Barlow1,Bruszewski1,Diggins1)

Rebounding Double-FigureGames:2(Bruszewski1,Schrader1)//Opponents:2 Game-HighHonors*:2(Bruszewski1,Schrader1) Team-HighHonors*:3(Schrader2,Bruszewski1)

Assists Double-FigureGames:0//Opponents:0 Game-HighHonors*:4(Lechlitner2,Novosel1,Schrader1) Team-HighHonors*:5(Lechlitner2,Novosel2,Schrader1)

Double-Doubles Points/Rebounds:2(Bruszewski1-UAPB;Schrader1-MSU)//Opponents:2

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


fighting irish women’s basketball 2009-10 NOTRE DAMEThe Last Time It Happened…

NotreDamerecordeda…30-pointwin.....wason11/22/09—ND80,Iona45(35points)*40-pointwin.....wason11/15/09—ND102,Arkansas-PineBluff57(45points)*50-pointwin.....wason11/20/07—ND94,CentralMichigan41(53points)30-pointloss.....wason3/17/02—Tennessee89,ND50(39points)(NCAA Mideast Region Second Round at Knoxville, Tenn.)NotreDameshot…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)*NotreDame…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)scored100points.....wason11/15/09(ND102,Arkansas-PineBluff57)* •scored100pointsontheroad.....wason11/23/08(ND102,BostonCollege54) •scored100pointsataneutralsite.....wason11/24/89vs.Liberty(ND113-35)(Rotary Classic at Orlando, Fla.) •scored100points&lost.....neverallowed100points.....wason12/8/98(Connecticut106,ND81)*scoredlessthan50points.....wason3/8/09(Villanova58,ND47)(BIG EAST Championship Quarterfinal at Hartford, Conn.)allowedlessthan50points.....wason11/22/09(ND80,Iona45)*playedanovertimegame.....wason12/10/08(Michigan63,ND59-ot)ralliedfromadouble-digitdeficittowin.....wason2/17/09—14points(33-19,8:55,1st)atSouthFlorida(ND86-79)gaveupadouble-digitdeficitandlost.....wason3/8/09—10points(15-5,9:18,1st)vs.Villanova(VU58-47)(BIG EAST Championship Quarterfinal at Hartford, Conn.)wonona“lastsecond”shot.....wason12/5/07(ND86,BowlingGreen84-ot—CharelAllenjumperat0:00.8inovertime)lostona“lastsecond”shot.....wason1/12/02(Villanova60,ND59—MimiRileyjumperat0:00.4)hadfivedouble-figurescorers.....wason11/15/09(ND102,Arkansas-PineBluff57)—BeccaBruszewski19,AshleyBarlow15,SkylarDiggins14,FradericaMiller11,LindsaySchrader

11,BrittanyMallory10,NatalieNovosel10,EricaWilliamson10*(school record)hadsixdouble-figurescorers.....wason11/15/09(ND102,Arkansas-PineBluff57)—BeccaBruszewski19,AshleyBarlow15,SkylarDiggins14,FradericaMiller11,LindsaySchrader

11,BrittanyMallory10,NatalieNovosel10,EricaWilliamson10*(school record)hadsevendouble-figurescorers.....wason11/15/09(ND102,Arkansas-PineBluff57)—BeccaBruszewski19,AshleyBarlow15,SkylarDiggins14,FradericaMiller11,Lindsay

Schrader11,BrittanyMallory10,NatalieNovosel10,EricaWilliamson10*(school record)hadeightdouble-figurescorers.....wason11/15/09(ND102,Arkansas-PineBluff57)—BeccaBruszewski19,AshleyBarlow15,SkylarDiggins14,FradericaMiller11,LindsaySchrader

11,BrittanyMallory10,NatalieNovosel10,EricaWilliamson10*(school record)hadnodouble-figurescorers.....wason2/8/04(SetonHall51,ND45)hadtwodouble-figurerebounders.....wason3/7/09(ND62,St.John’s45)—LindsaySchrader11,EricaWilliamson11(BIG EAST Championship Second Round at Hartford, Conn.)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.....wason3/22/09(Minnesota79,ND71)—10turnovers*(NCAA Trenton Region First Round at Notre Dame, Ind.)committed25turnoversormore.....wason11/15/09(ND102,Arkansas-PineBluff57)—27turnovers*forced25turnoversormore.....wason11/22/09(ND80,Iona45)—33turnovers*AnIrishplayerhad…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.....wason11/22/09—AshleyBarlow(5)/NatalieNovosel(5)vs.Iona(ND80-45)*a“double-double”.....wason11/19/09—LindsaySchrader(12p,14r)atMichiganState(ND68-67)a“triple-double”.....wason2/15/90—SaraLiebscher(17p,12r,10a)vs.Detroit(ND99-58)*20pts&10rebs.....wason2/17/09—LindsaySchrader(26p,11r)atSouthFlorida(ND86-79)20pts&20rebs.....wason1/20/88—HeidiBunek(25p,20r)atDePaul(DPU80-77)a4-pointplay.....wason3/8/09—AshleyBarlow(1:34,2nd)vs.Villanova(VU58-47)(BIG EAST Championship Quarterfinal at Hartford, Conn.)ahalfcourtshot.....wason1/2/07—BreonaGray(0:00,1st)atSetonHall(ND64-61)Anopposingplayerhad…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)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.....wason11/15/09—LaQuishaSlaton(6),Arkansas-PineBluff(ND102-57)*a“double-double”.....wason11/22/09—ThazinaCook(12p,10r),Iona(ND80-45)a“triple-double”.....wason2/7/06—LiadSuez-Karni(14p,10r,10a),Villanova(VU69-65-ot)*

* = indicates Notre Dame home game

2009-10 Notre Dame Women’s Basketball Box Scores#4/7NotreDame102,Ark.-PineBluff57November15,2009PurcellPavilion(NotreDame,Ind.)

Arkansas-PineBluff(57)Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tpHolmes 35 4-14 2-5 4-9 5 2 3 14Smith 17 2-6 0-0 0-0 6 0 1 4Okwumabua 21 1-4 0-0 0-0 5 3 3 2Slaton 35 2-8 0-2 2-2 3 5 2 6Brown 31 4-9 4-9 0-0 4 1 3 12Hammond 7 0-3 0-2 0-0 0 0 3 0Blanks 6 0-3 0-1 0-0 0 0 1 0Walker 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0Vaughn 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0Jackson 23 3-8 0-2 0-2 5 3 2 6Cooper 0+ 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0Abrams 21 5-12 0-2 3-3 3 0 2 13Gentry 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0Team 7Totals 200 21-68 6-23 9-16 38 14 21 57

NotreDame(102)Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tpBruszewski 22 8-14 0-1 3-4 10 2 1 19Barlow 16 5-8 2-3 3-3 5 2 3 15Novosel 24 4-8 0-1 2-4 4 6 3 10Lechlitner 23 0-6 0-1 0-0 4 6 0 0Schrader 21 5-7 0-0 1-5 2 2 0 11Diggins 23 6-10 1-2 1-3 8 5 1 14Watson 13 0-3 0-3 0-0 1 1 2 0Miller 20 5-8 0-0 1-2 7 2 3 11Turner 11 1-2 0-1 0-0 1 2 0 2Mallory 19 4-7 2-4 0-0 6 3 1 10Williamson 8 4-6 0-0 2-4 5 0 2 10Team 5Totals 200 42-79 5-16 13-25 58 31 16 102

Ark.-PineBluff 34 23 — 57NotreDame 58 44 — 102

FGPct:Arkansas-PineBluff30.9,NotreDame53.2.3-PTFGPct:Arkansas-PineBluff26.1,NotreDame31.3.FTPct:Arkansas-PineBluff56.3,NotreDame52.0.Turnovers:Arkansas-PineBluff33,NotreDame27.BlockedShots:Arkansas-PineBluff4(Abrams2),NotreDame2.Steals:Arkansas-PineBluff17(Slaton6),NotreDame21(Mallory6).Attendance:9,080.

NOTES:NotreDamehadaschool-recordeightplayersscoreindoublefigures,eclipsingtheoldstandardofsevendouble-digitscorersthatwasfirstsetonFeb.6,1997vs.Syracuse(90-73winattheJoyceCenter)andmatchedonJan.19,2008,ina104-86winatGeorgetown…NotreDameimprovesto25-8(.758)all-timeinseasonopeners,includinga20-3(.870)recordintheMuffetMcGrawera(1987-88topresent)andanactive15-gamewinningstreakthatmirrorstheprogram’smembershipintheBIGEAST(1995-96topresent)…TheIrishalsoraisetheirrecordinhomeopenersto25-8(.759),witha19-4(.826)markintheMcGrawera…Arkansas-PineBluffwasthe179thdifferentopponentinthe33-yearhistoryofNotreDamewomen’sbasketball,withtheIrishmovingto40-5(.889)againstnewopponentssincejoiningtheBIGEAST,anda20-1 (.952) recordsince2000-01andacurrent15-gamewinningstreak…NotreDamenowhaswon18consecutivehomegamesvs.first-timeopponents…theIrishtoppedthe100-pointmarkforthe13thtimeinschoolhistory,and the third time in less than twocalendaryears (104-86atGeorgetownonJan.19,2008;102-54atBostonCollegeonNov.23,2008)…NotreDamehitsthecenturymarkathomeforthefirsttimesinceNov.26,2002,whentheIrishtoppledClevelandState,107-65…NotreDame’s45-pointmarginofvictorywasitsthird-largestinaseasonopener,toppedonlybya113-35winoverLibertyattheUCFRotaryClassicinOrlandoonNov.24,1989,anda98-50winoverMiami(Ohio)onNov.9,2007,intheopeningroundofthePreseasonWNITattheJoyceCenter…NotreDame’s31assistswerethemostfortheIrishinasinglegamesinceNov.20,2000,whentheyalsorecorded31assistsina95-65winoverArizonaattheJoyceCenter;leadingthewayforNotreDameonthatnightwascurrentIrishassistantcoachNieleIvey,whohadadouble-doublewith14pointsand11assists…BeccaBruszewskiloggedhersecondcareerdouble-double…FradericaMillerpostednewcareerhighswith11pointsandsevenrebounds…BrittanyMallorysawherfirstactionsincesufferingatornACLinherleftkneeonDec.10,2008atMichiganandhadacareer-highsixsteals…NatalieNovoselearnedherfirstcareerstartanddishedoutacareer-highsixassists…LindsaySchradermovedinto22ndplaceonNotreDame’sall-timescoringlistwith1,068points…thecrowdof9,080fortheregular-seasondebutof the newly-renovatedPurcell Pavilionwas the 14th-highestattendanceinarenahistoryandthelargesthomecrowdeverforaNotreDamewomen’sbasketballseasonopener.

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ME #5/6NotreDame68,#21MichiganState67

November19,2009BreslinCenter(EastLansing,Mich.)

NotreDame(68)Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tpBruszewski 21 2-10 0-3 1-2 5 1 1 5Barlow 34 4-10 3-5 7-10 7 2 0 18Novosel 12 2-4 0-1 2-2 1 3 4 6Lechlitner 34 2-9 1-3 2-2 3 2 2 7Schrader 34 6-14 0-0 0-1 14 1 3 12Solomon 10 1-3 0-0 0-0 2 0 2 2Diggins 25 1-6 0-0 7-8 1 2 2 9Miller 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 0Mallory 17 2-6 1-3 0-0 2 1 1 5Williamson 12 2-3 0-0 0-0 1 0 3 4Team 8Totals 200 22-65 5-16 19-25 44 12 20 68

MichiganState(67)Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tpJefferson 20 2-6 0-0 0-1 2 0 1 4Johnson 34 5-7 1-2 3-4 12 3 5 14DeHaan 25 7-16 0-1 6-9 8 1 1 20Washington 18 2-2 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 4Thomas,B. 30 0-7 0-1 2-2 1 1 2 2Thomas,J. 11 4-7 0-0 0-0 3 0 4 8Piechowski 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 0Poole 21 3-5 0-2 2-4 1 0 2 8Wilson 7 2-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 4Keane 19 0-4 0-1 1-2 5 4 5 1Aitch 11 1-8 0-0 0-0 6 1 1 2Team 5Totals 200 26-64 1-7 14-22 45 13 22 67

NotreDame 41 27 — 68MichiganState 33 34 — 67

FGPct:NotreDame33.8,MichiganState40.6.3-PTFGPct:NotreDame31.3,MichiganState14.3.FTPct:NotreDame76.0,MichiganState63.6.Turnovers:NotreDame17,MichiganState21.BlockedShots:NotreDame6(Williamson2),MichiganState9(DeHaan4).Steals:NotreDame9(Barlow,Novosel,Lechlitner2),MichiganState6(Keane3).TechnicalFoul:NotreDameteam(toomanyplayers).Attendance:5,274.

NOTES:NotreDamepicksupitsfirstwinoverarankedopponentsinceFeb.8,2009,whentheFightingIrishdefeatedvisitingNo.25DePaul,62-59attheformerJoyceCenter…it’salsothefirstroadwinforNotreDameatarankedteamsinceDec.30,2008,whentheFightingIrishcappedaschool-record18-pointcomebackfora59-57winatNo.20/19Vanderbilt…NotreDameearnsitsfirstwinatMichiganStatesinceDec.21,1998,whentheFightingIrishdefeatedtheSpartans,75-64attheBreslinCenter…NotreDameclaimsitssecondconsecutivewinoverMSUandtrimstheSpartans’all-timeseriesleadto8-6(MichiganState’srecordbooksaddonemoreMSUwintothetotalinagamethatwasplayedbeforeNotreDame’sprogramachievedvarsitystatusin1977-78)…eightofthe14seriesgamesbetweentheFightingIrishandSpartanshavebeendecidedbysingledigits,includingapairofovertimecontests(bothMSUwins)…NotreDameimprovesto21-9(.700)initslast30trueroadgames,datingbacktothestartofthe2007-08season…theFightingIrishhavewon12oftheirlast18gamesagainstBigTenConferenceopponents,andare39-48(.448)all-timeagainstthatleague…NotreDamemovesto 53-20 (.726) all-timeagainstMichigan schools,with a 33-8(.805)recordinthe23-yearMuffetMcGrawera…fifth-yearseniorguardLindsaySchraderloggedher12thcareerdouble-double,tyingcurrentassistantcoachNieleIvey’sschoolrecordforcareerdouble-doublesbyaguardsetfrom1996-2001…Schrader’s14reboundswereoneoffhercareerof15boards,setonJan.31,2009inawinoverCincinnatiattheformerJoyceCenter.

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November22,2009PurcellPavilion(NotreDame,Ind.)

Iona(45)Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tpFord 22 27 2-4 2-2 2 3 3 8Ivkovic 25 2-3 0-1 3-6 2 2 4 7McLean 32 4-5 0-0 2-2 6 1 4 10Fregosi 26 0-1 0-0 0-0 2 3 0 0Cook 36 5-13 2-6 0-0 10 0 3 12Bacic 12 0-3 0-1 0-0 1 2 1 0Paligoric 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0Scannell 2 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 0 0 0Hubbard 6 1-5 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 3Kochanek 4 1-1 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 3Flagg 14 0-3 0-0 0-0 1 0 3 0Schoof 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0Kopp 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0Lutz 12 0-1 0-1 2-2 0 0 2 2Team 5Totals 200 15-42 6-16 9-13 30 11 20 45

NotreDame(80)Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tpBruszewski 21 4-6 2-2 4-6 3 1 1 14Barlow 23 3-11 1-6 1-2 5 3 1 8Novosel 23 2-7 1-1 3-4 3 0 2 8Lechlitner 27 3-7 1-3 0-0 2 4 2 7Schrader 19 3-6 0-0 0-1 9 4 1 6Solomon 9 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0Diggins 25 4-12 1-3 8-10 4 3 3 17Miller 11 1-1 0-0 0-1 1 1 0 2Turner 12 1-4 0-2 0-0 1 1 1 2Mallory 15 4-6 1-2 0-0 4 3 4 9Christiansen 5 1-1 1-1 0-0 1 0 1 3Williamson 10 2-3 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 4Team 7Totals 200 28-66 8-20 16-24 41 21 18 80

Iona 24 21 — 45NotreDame 38 42 — 80

FGPct:Iona35.7,NotreDame42.4.3-PTFGPct:Iona37.5,NotreDame40.0.FTPct:Iona69.2,NotreDame66.7.Turnovers:Iona33,NotreDame15.BlockedShots:Iona4,NotreDame2.Steals:Iona6(Cook3),NotreDame21(Barlow,Novosel5).Attendance:8,511.

NOTES:NotreDamepostsitssecond35-pointwininthreegamesthisseason,havingdefeatedArkansas-PineBluffby45points(102-57)backonNov.15atPurcellPavilion…theFightingIrishtiedtheirseasonhighbyforcing33opponentturnovers,havingalsoreachedthatmarkagainstUAPB…similarly,NotreDametiedthe21-stealtotalitoriginallypostedagainstArkansas-PineBluff…Iona’s45pointsarethefewestallowedbyNotreDamesinceMarch7,2009,whentheFightingIrishoustedSt.John’s,62-45,inthesecondroundoftheBIGEASTConferenceChampionshipinHartford,Conn.… it’s the fewest points allowedbyNotreDameinaregularseasongamesinceDec.20,2008,whentheFightingIrishtoppledLoyola-Chicago,89-45attheformerJoyceCenter…NotreDamehadaseason-low15turnoversandgot11differentplayersintothescoringcolumn…theFightingIrishcontinuetoplaywellinNovember,improvingto58-11(.841)inthemonth(withanactive11-gamewinningstreak)sincejoiningtheBIGEASTin1995-96…NotreDamealsoextendsitsrunofsuccessagainstNewYorkschools,risingto46-4(.920)all-timeagainsttheEmpireState,includinga25-0recordathome;what’smore22ofthose25homewinshavebeenbydoubledigits…theFightingIrishare3-0all-timeagainstIona(2-0athome),and7-0all-timeagainstMetroAtlanticAthleticConferenceteams(3-0athome)…freshmanguardSkylarDigginsscoredacareer-high17points,thehighestoutputforaNotreDamereservetodateinthisyoungseason…sophomoreguardNatalieNovoseltiedher career highwith five steals against Iona, having first setthatmarkatProvidenceonFeb.28,2009…sophomoreguardFradericaMilleralsotiedhercareerhighwiththreesteals,afterhavingthreetheftsonDec.20,2008vs.Loyola-Chicago…seniorguard/tri-captainAshleyBarlowregisteredatleastfivestealsfortheninthtimeinhercareer…Barlownowhas210careersteals,movingherpastbothCharelAllen(206from2004-08)andKa-trynaGaither(207from1993-97)intoseventhplaceontheNotreDamecareercharts…seniorwalk-onguardAlenaChristiansenknockeddownherfirstcareerbasket,athree-pointerwith12secondstoplay…headcoachMuffetMcGrawearnedher499thwinatNotreDame(499-197,.717in23seasons),puttingheronevictoryawayfrombecomingthefourthcoachinNotreDameathleticshistory(inanysport)toregister500winsasacoachofaFightingIrishteam.

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#1 Erica SolomonForward • 6-2 • So.-1V • Charleston, W.Va. (Detroit (Mich.) Country Day School)

Career HighsPoints15 at Boston College (11/23/08)

Rebounds10 at Villanova (1/24/09)

Assists2, five times (MR: at Villanova, 1/24/09)

Field Goals6 at Pittsburgh (2/3/09)

Field Goal Attempts11 at Pittsburgh (2/3/09)

3-Point Field GoalsNone

3-Point Field Goal AttemptsNone

Free Throws6, twice (MR: at EMU, 12/2/08)

Free Throw Attempts10 at Eastern Michigan (12/2/08)

Steals3 at Valparaiso (12/13/08)

Blocked Shots4 at Eastern Michigan (12/2/08)

Minutes Played24, twice (MR: at USF, 2/17/09)

MiscellaneousDouble-doubles ......................0Double-figure scoring games ...720-point games .......................0Double-figure rebound games ....15-block games ........................05-steal games .........................0

Solomon’s Career Statistics — All GamesSeason GP-GS Min.-Avg. FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Reb Avg. PF-DQ A T B S Pts Avg.2008-09 31-0 512-16.5 66-154 .429 0-0 .000 53-86 .616 70 68 138 4.5 75-0 21 44 38 17 185 6.02009-10 2-0 19-9.5 1-5 .200 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1 1 2 1.0 3-0 1 1 2 1 2 1.0TOTALS 33-0 531-16.1 67-159 .421 0-0 .000 53-86 .616 71 69 140 4.2 78-0 22 45 40 18 187 5.7

Solomon’s Career Statistics — BIG EAST GamesSeason GP-GS Min.-Avg. FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Reb Avg. PF-DQ A T B S Pts Avg.2008-09 16-0 260-16.3 33-73 .452 0-0 .000 18-35 .514 39 33 72 4.5 50-0 10 26 20 8 84 5.3TOTALS 16-0 260-16.3 33-73 .452 0-0 .000 18-35 .514 39 33 72 4.5 50-0 10 26 20 8 84 5.3

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 seven 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.).

2009-10 Highlightsu Made season debut at #21 Michigan State after

missing UAPB game with sprained ankle suffered in practice.

Solomon Game-by-Game2009-10 ...................MP FG 3FG FT O-R A T B S PtsArk.-Pine Bluff ............... Did not play (injured)at Michigan St. ..........10 1-3 0-0 0-0 1-2 0 1 1 0 2Iona.............................9 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 1 0vs. San Diego St.vs. South Carolinavs. OklahomaEastern MichiganIPFWValparaisoCharlotteat Central FloridaVanderbiltat PurdueVillanovaSouth Floridaat Connecticutat LouisvilleWest VirginiaProvidenceat Syracuseat RutgersPittsburghat CincinnatiDePaulat St. John’sat GeorgetownMarquetteat Seton HallConnecticut* - game started

#4 Skylar DigginsGuard • 5-9 • Fr.-HS • South Bend, Ind. (Washington HS)

Career HighsPoints17 vs. Iona (11/22/09)

Rebounds8 vs. Ark.-Pine Bluff (11/15/09)

Assists5 vs. Ark.-Pine Bluff (11/15/09)

Field Goals6 vs. Ark.-Pine Bluff (11/15/09)

Field Goal Attempts12 vs. Iona (11/22/09)

3-Point Field Goals1, twice (MR: vs. Iona, 11/22/09)

3-Point Field Goal Attempts3 vs. Iona (11/22/09)

Free Throws8 vs. Iona (11/22/09)

Free Throw Attempts10 vs. Iona (11/22/09)

Steals4 vs. Ark.-Pine Bluff (11/15/09)

Blocked Shots1 at Michigan State (11/19/09)

Minutes Played25, twice (MR: vs. Iona, 11/22/09)

MiscellaneousDouble-doubles ......................0Double-figure scoring games ...220-point games .......................0Double-figure rebound games ....05-assist games .......................15-steal games .........................0

Awards/Honorsu Preseason Naismith Trophy Watch Listu BIG EAST Preseason Freshman of the Yearu BIG EAST Freshman of the Week (Nov. 23)

Did You Know?u One of three McDonald’s All-Americans (Peters,

Schrader) and three former high school Miss Bas-ketball selections (Schrader, Watson) on 2009-10 Irish roster.

u One of seven Irish basketball players who also competed in another sport in high school — was two-time all-conference selection in volleyball.

u Graduated sixth in her high school class (of 300 students) and has designs on a career as an or-thopedic surgeon.

u Also a talented disc jockey, who often worked the tables during her spare time in high school.

2009-10 Highlightsu Second on team in scoring (13.3 ppg.) and as-

sists (3.3 apg.) and tops in free throw percentage (.762).

u Scored season-high 17 points in win over Iona.u Popped in nine points (7-8 FT) at #21 Michigan

State.u Made college debut vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff with

14 points (10 in the first half).

Diggins Game-by-Game2009-10 ...................MP FG 3FG FT O-R A T B S PtsArk.-Pine Bluff ...........23 6-10 1-2 1-3 4-8 5 4 0 4 14at Michigan St. ..........25 1-6 0-1 7-8 0-1 2 3 1 1 9Iona...........................25 4-12 1-3 8-10 0-4 3 1 0 2 17vs. San Diego St.vs. South Carolinavs. OklahomaEastern MichiganIPFWValparaisoCharlotteat Central FloridaVanderbiltat PurdueVillanovaSouth Floridaat Connecticutat LouisvilleWest VirginiaProvidenceat Syracuseat RutgersPittsburghat CincinnatiDePaulat St. John’sat GeorgetownMarquetteat Seton HallConnecticut* - game started

Diggins’ Career Statistics — All GamesSeason GP-GS Min.-Avg. FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Reb Avg. PF-DQ A T B S Pts Avg.2009-10 3-0 73-24.3 11-28 .393 2-6 .333 16-21 .762 4 9 13 4.3 6-0 10 8 1 7 40 13.3TOTALS 3-0 73-24.3 11-28 .393 2-6 .333 16-21 .762 4 9 13 4.3 6-0 10 8 1 7 40 13.3

Diggins’ Career Statistics — BIG EAST GamesSeason GP-GS Min.-Avg. FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Reb Avg. PF-DQ A T B S Pts Avg.2009-10 First seasonTOTALS First season

#10 Kellie WatsonForward • 6-2 • So.-1V • Ionia, Mich. (Ionia HS)

Career HighsPoints18 vs. Michigan State (11/29/08)

Rebounds6, twice (MR: vs. Purdue, 12/7/08)

Assists3, four times (MR: vs. West Virginia, 3/2/09)

Field Goals6 vs. Michigan State (11/29/08)

Field Goal Attempts12 vs. Loyola-Chicago (12/20/08)

3-Point Field Goals6 vs. Michigan State (11/29/08)(tied ND Joyce Center record)

3-Point Field Goal Attempts9 vs. Michigan State (11/29/08)

Free Throws4 vs. Loyola-Chicago (12/20/08)

Free Throw Attempts6 vs. Loyola-Chicago (12/20/08)

Steals2, three times (MR: vs. Minn., 3/22/09)

Blocked Shots2 vs. Evansville (11/19/08)

Minutes Played27 vs. Loyola-Chicago (12/20/08)

MiscellaneousDouble-doubles .......................0Double-figure scoring games ....320-point games ........................0Double-figure rebound games .....05-assist games ........................05-steal games ..........................0

Watson’s Career Statistics — All GamesSeason GP-GS Min.-Avg. FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Reb Avg. PF-DQ A T B S Pts Avg.2008-09 31-0 460-14.8 37-141 .262 28-94 .298 17-26 .654 17 59 76 2.5 37-1 29 42 10 12 119 3.82009-10 1-0 13-13.0 0-3 .000 0-3 .000 0-0 .000 0 1 1 1.0 2-0 1 0 1 1 0 0.0TOTALS 32-0 473-14.8 37-144 .257 28-97 .289 17-26 .654 17 60 77 2.4 39-1 30 42 11 13 119 3.7

Watson’s Career Statistics — BIG EAST GamesSeason GP-GS Min.-Avg. FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Reb Avg. PF-DQ A T B S Pts Avg.2008-09 16-0 214-13.4 13-65 .200 10-46 .217 6-8 .750 7 27 34 2.1 19-0 19 18 2 3 42 2.6TOTALS 16-0 214-13.4 13-65 .200 10-46 .217 6-8 .750 7 27 34 2.1 19-0 19 18 2 3 42 2.6

Did You Know?u Tied for team-high rebounding honors on Notre

Dame’s 2009 European tour (6.3 rpg.), including a team-high 10 rebounds in win at GEAS Sesto San Giovanni on May 14.

u One of seven 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 last year.

2009-10 Highlightsu Has been slowed during preseason by nagging

knee problem that has caused her to miss the past two games.

Watson Game-by-Game2009-10 ...................MP FG 3FG FT O-R A T B S PtsArk.-Pine Bluff ...........13 0-3 0-3 0-0 0-1 1 0 1 1 0at Michigan St. .............. Did not play (injured)Iona............................... Did not play (injured)vs. San Diego St.vs. South Carolinavs. OklahomaEastern MichiganIPFWValparaisoCharlotteat Central FloridaVanderbiltat PurdueVillanovaSouth Floridaat Connecticutat LouisvilleWest VirginiaProvidenceat Syracuseat RutgersPittsburghat CincinnatiDePaulat St. John’sat GeorgetownMarquetteat Seton HallConnecticut* - game started

#12 Fraderica MillerGuard • 5-10 • So.-1V • Ellenwood, Ga. (The Marist School)

Career HighsPoints11 vs. Ark.-Pine Bluff (11/15/09)

Rebounds7 vs. Ark.-Pine Bluff (11/15/09)

Assists2, three times (MR: vs. UAPB, 11/15/09)

Field Goals5 vs. Ark.-Pine Bluff (11/15/09)

Field Goal Attempts8 vs. Ark.-Pine Bluff (11/15/09)



Free Throws1, twice (MR: vs. UAPB, 11/15/09)


Steals3, twice (MR: vs. Iona, 11/22/09)

Blocked ShotsNone

Minutes Played20 vs. Ark.-Pine Bluff (11/15/09)

MiscellaneousDouble-doubles .......................0Double-figure scoring games ....120-point games ........................0Double-figure assist games.........05-assist games ........................05-steal games ..........................0

Miller’s Career Statistics — All GamesSeason GP-GS Min.-Avg. FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Reb Avg. PF-DQ A T B S Pts Avg.2008-09 23-0 92-4.0 8-11 .727 0-0 .000 1-5 .200 6 7 13 0.6 25-0 8 5 0 15 17 0.72009-10 3-0 32-10.7 6-9 .667 0-0 .000 1-3 .333 4 4 8 2.7 5-0 3 4 0 3 13 4.3TOTALS 26-0 124-4.8 14-20 .700 0-0 .000 2-8 .250 10 11 21 0.8 30-0 11 9 0 18 30 1.2

Miller’s Career Statistics — BIG EAST GamesSeason GP-GS Min.-Avg. FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Reb Avg. PF-DQ A T B S Pts Avg.2008-09 13-0 43-3.3 2-3 .667 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 2 4 6 0.5 10-0 5 2 0 7 4 0.3TOTALS 13-0 43-3.3 2-3 .667 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 2 4 6 0.5 10-0 5 2 0 7 4 0.3

Did You Know?u First name is pronounced “fruh-DARE-uh-kuh” …

nickname is “Fred”.u Shot team-high .636 (7-11) from floor and started

twice on Notre Dame’s 2009 European tour, while also finishing third on squad in steals (2.7 spg.).

u Also strong in the classroom, earning dean’s list honors in spring 2009 with 3.667 semester GPA (she is enrolled in Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business but has not yet declared a major).

u One of seven Irish basketball players who also competed in another sport in high school — ran track & field, competing primarily in sprints (100m/200m/400m).

2009-10 Highlightsu Provided spark off bench vs. Iona with two points

and career-high-tying three steals in 11 minutes.u Enjoyed finest night of her career in season opener

vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff, logging personal bests in points (11), rebounds (7), field goals made-attempted (5-8), free throws made (1) and minutes played (20) … also was her first career double-digit scoring night (scored 17 points all of last year).

Miller Game-by-Game2009-10 ...................MP FG 3FG FT O-R A T B S PtsArk.-Pine Bluff ...........20 5-8 0-0 1-2 3-7 2 3 0 0 11at Michigan St. ............1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0Iona........................... 11 1-1 0-0 0-1 1-1 1 1 0 3 2vs. San Diego St.vs. South Carolinavs. OklahomaEastern MichiganIPFWValparaisoCharlotteat Central FloridaVanderbiltat PurdueVillanovaSouth Floridaat Connecticutat LouisvilleWest VirginiaProvidenceat Syracuseat RutgersPittsburghat CincinnatiDePaulat St. John’sat GeorgetownMarquetteat Seton HallConnecticut* - game started

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

Career HighsPoints15 vs. Villanova (1/16/08)

Rebounds12 vs. Connecticut (1/27/08)

Assists4 vs. Saint Francis-Pa. (12/29/07)

Field Goals6, three times (MR: at LSU, 11/16/08)

Field Goal Attempts15 at Maryland (11/16/07)



Free Throws8 at Richmond (1/2/08)

Free Throw Attempts10 at Richmond (1/2/08)

Steals7 vs. Villanova (1/16/08)

Blocked Shots5 vs. Miami-Ohio (11/9/07)

Minutes Played34 at Maryland (11/16/07)

MiscellaneousDouble-doubles .......................1Double-figure scoring games ..1520-point games ........................0Double-figure rebound games ...15-block games .........................15-steal games ..........................1

Peters’ Career Statistics — All GamesSeason GP-GS Min.-Avg. FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Reb 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

Peters’ Career Statistics — BIG EAST GamesSeason GP-GS Min.-Avg. FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Reb 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 9.12008-09 Did 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

Did You Know?u First name is pronounced “DEV-er-OH” … nick-

name is “Dev”.u Has a 77-inch (6-foot-5) wingspan that, if turned

vertically, would be taller than any player on Irish roster (senior center Erica Williamson is 6-foot-4).

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 Sea-bron, 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.

2009-10 Highlightsu Currently rehabilitating from two-part surgery

(February/May 2009) to repair torn ACL in left knee suffered on Nov. 23, 2008 at Boston College.

Peters Game-by-Game2009-10 ...................MP FG 3FG FT O-R A T B S PtsArk.-Pine Bluff ............... Did not play (injured)at Michigan St. .............. Did not play (injured)Iona............................... Did not play (injured)vs. San Diego St.vs. South Carolinavs. OklahomaEastern MichiganIPFWValparaisoCharlotteat Central FloridaVanderbiltat PurdueVillanovaSouth Floridaat Connecticutat LouisvilleWest VirginiaProvidenceat Syracuseat RutgersPittsburghat CincinnatiDePaulat St. John’sat GeorgetownMarquetteat Seton HallConnecticut* - game started

#15 Kaila TurnerGuard • 5-8 • Fr.-HS • Joliet, Ill. (Marian Catholic HS)

Career HighsPoints2, twice (MR: vs. Iona, 11/22/09)

Rebounds1, twice (MR: vs. Iona, 11/22/09)


Field Goals1, twice (MR: vs. Iona, 11/22/09)

Field Goal Attempts4 vs. Iona (11/22/09)


3-Point Field Goal Attempts2 vs. Iona (11/22/09)

Free ThrowsNone

Free Throw AttemptsNone

StealsNone

Blocked ShotsNone

Minutes Played12 vs. Iona (11/22/09)

MiscellaneousDouble-doubles ......................0Double-figure scoring games ...020-point games .......................0Double-figure rebound games ....05-assist games .......................05-steal games .........................0

Did You Know?u From the “if you can’t beat ’em, join ’em” files,

Turner’s high school team advanced to the Illinois Class AA semifinals during her junior year (2007-08), only to be defeated by eventual champion Fenwick High School, which was led by her new Notre Dame teammate, junior forward Devereaux Peters (Turner’s team came back to win the state third-place game).

2009-10 Highlightsu Saw 12 minutes of action vs. Iona, collecting two

points and an assist.u Made college debut against Arkansas-Pine Bluff,

knocking down a second-half jumper and dishing out a pair of assists in 11 minutes.

Turner Game-by-Game2009-10 ...................MP FG 3FG FT O-R A T B S PtsArk.-Pine Bluff ........... 11 1-2 0-1 0-0 0-1 2 2 0 0 2at Michigan St. .............. Did not playIona...........................12 1-4 0-2 0-0 0-1 1 1 0 0 2vs. San Diego St.vs. South Carolinavs. OklahomaEastern MichiganIPFWValparaisoCharlotteat Central FloridaVanderbiltat PurdueVillanovaSouth Floridaat Connecticutat LouisvilleWest VirginiaProvidenceat Syracuseat RutgersPittsburghat CincinnatiDePaulat St. John’sat GeorgetownMarquetteat Seton HallConnecticut* - game started

Turner’s Career Statistics — All GamesSeason GP-GS Min.-Avg. FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Reb Avg. PF-DQ A T B S Pts Avg.2009-10 2-0 23-11.5 2-6 .333 0-3 .000 0-0 .000 0 2 2 1.0 1-0 3 3 0 0 4 2.0TOTALS 2-0 23-11.5 2-6 .333 0-3 .000 0-0 .000 0 2 2 1.0 1-0 3 3 0 0 4 2.0

Turner’s Career Statistics — BIG EAST GamesSeason GP-GS Min.-Avg. FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Reb Avg. PF-DQ A T B S Pts Avg.2009-10 First seasonTOTALS First season

#20 Ashley BarlowGuard • 5-9 • Sr.-3V • Indianapolis, Ind. (Pike HS)

Career HighsPoints23 vs. DePaul (1/22/08)

Rebounds12 vs. SMU (3/23/08)

Assists6, six times (MR: vs. Syracuse, 2/24/09)

Field Goals8, three times (MR: vs. DePaul, 1/22/08)

Field Goal Attempts18, twice (MR: vs. Louisville, 2/11/09)

3-Point Field Goals4 at Connecticut (2/22/09)

3-Point Field Goal Attempts10 vs. Michigan State (11/29/08)

Free Throws13 vs. Prairie View (12/28/06)

Free Throw Attempts13 vs. Prairie View (12/28/06)

Steals8 vs. Cincinnati (1/31/09)

Blocked Shots1, seven times (MR: vs. Rutgers, 1/27/09)

Minutes Played39 at Villanova (1/24/09)

MiscellaneousDouble-doubles .......................4Double-figure scoring games ..6020-point games ........................7Double-figure rebound games ...55-assist games ........................65-steal games ..........................9

Barlow’s Career Statistics — All GamesSeason GP-GS Min.-Avg. FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Reb 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 10.32007-08 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 29-28 955-32.9 127-317 .401 40-110 .364 74-95 .779 50 90 140 4.8 51-0 80 75 3 70 368 12.72009-10 3-3 73-24.3 12-29 .414 6-14 .429 11-15 .733 6 11 17 5.7 4-0 7 7 0 9 41 13.7TOTALS 98-66 2736-27.9 385-890 .433 92-271 .339 286-357 .801 199 290 489 5.0 221-5 212 212 8 210 1148 11.7

Barlow’s Career Statistics — BIG EAST GamesSeason GP-GS Min.-Avg. FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Reb 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 10.82007-08 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 10.92008-09 16-16 533-33.3 67-172 .390 25-64 .391 48-64 .750 30 45 75 4.7 29-0 44 43 1 39 207 12.9TOTALS 48-32 1374-28.6 184-442 .416 48-138 .348 138-182 .758 97 131 228 4.8 117-3 103 114 4 96 554 11.5

Awards/Honorsu Preseason Naismith Trophy Watch Listu BIG EAST Preseason All-Conference Teamu BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (Nov. 23)

Did You Know?u One of three team captains this year, along with

Melissa Lechlitner and Lindsay Schrader. All three (who were selected through a vote of their team-mates) also were captains last season, marking the first time in the program’s 33-year history that the same players have held the captain’s title in consecutive seasons.

u Was Notre Dame’s leading scorer during its May 2009 European tour at 13.0 ppg., while also shoot-ing .577 (15-26) from the floor and .727 (8-11) from the three-point line; scored tour-best 18 points in win over Roma Athena Basket on May 16.

u One of four players in school history to record 60+ steals in three consecutive seasons, along with Mary Gavin (1985-88), Coquese Washington (1989-93) and current assistant coach Niele Ivey (1997-2001).

u Needs 11 rebounds to join former teammate Charel Allen (2004-08) as only Notre Dame players ever to amass 1,000 points, 500 rebounds, 200 assists and 200 steals in their careers.

u Expected to play in 100th game of college career during Paradise Jam.

2009-10 Highlightsu Leads team in scoring (13.7 ppg.), second in

steals (3.0 spg.), free throw (.733) and three-point (.429) percentages, and is third in rebounding (5.7 rpg.).

u Posted ninth career five-steal game vs. Iona.u Team-high 18 points at #21 Michigan State, includ-

ing trio of three-pointers in opening five minutes.u Efficient night in season opener vs. Arkansas-Pine

Bluff with 15 points in 16 minutes.

Barlow Game-by-Game2009-10 ...................MP FG 3FG FT O-R A T B S PtsArk.-Pine Bluff* .........16 5-8 2-3 3-3 3-5 2 4 0 2 15at Michigan St.* ........34 4-10 3-5 7-10 1-7 2 1 0 2 18Iona* .........................23 3-11 1-6 1-2 2-5 3 2 0 5 8vs. San Diego St.vs. South Carolinavs. OklahomaEastern MichiganIPFWValparaisoCharlotteat Central FloridaVanderbiltat PurdueVillanovaSouth Floridaat Connecticutat LouisvilleWest VirginiaProvidenceat Syracuseat RutgersPittsburghat CincinnatiDePaulat St. John’sat GeorgetownMarquetteat Seton HallConnecticut* - game started

#21 Natalie NovoselGuard • 5-11 • So.-1V • Lexington, Ky. (Lexington Catholic HS)

Career HighsPoints19 vs. Rutgers (1/27/09)

Rebounds8 at Eastern Michigan (12/2/08)


Field Goals7, twice (MR: vs. Louisville, 2/11/09)

Field Goal Attempts11, twice (MR: vs. Louisville, 2/11/09)

3-Point Field Goals1, twice (MR: vs. Iona, 11/22/09)

3-Point Field Goal Attempts2, three times (MR: vs. Purdue, 12/7/08)

Free Throws6 at DePaul (1/6/09)

Free Throw Attempts8, twice (MR: at DePaul, 1/6/09)

Steals5, twice (MR: vs. Iona, 11/22/09)

Blocked Shots1, five times (MR: vs. Iona, 11/22/09)

Minutes Played33 at Eastern Michigan (12/2/08)


Did You Know?u One of most improved players on Irish roster, with

highly-productive off-season including a sharper three-point shot and increased athleticism.

u Her 45 steals last season were eighth-most by Irish freshman, and marked third consecutive season a Notre Dame rookie had 40+ steals (Barlow 63/Lechlitner 40 in 2006-07; Mallory 42 in 2007-08).

u Ranked third on team in scoring (11.3 ppg.) during May 2009 European tour, while also leading team in steals (3.3 spg.) and adding 5.0 rpg.

u Has a twin brother, Nathan, who is a sophomore on the men’s basketball team at Division III Uni-versity of Rochester (N.Y.); older sister, Shannon, just completed career at University of Evansville in 2009.

2009-10 Highlightsu First-year starter who is tops on squad in steals

(3.7 spg.) and third in assists (3.0 apg.).u Tossed in eight points (including second career

3FG) and tied career high with five steals in win over Iona.

u Hampered by foul trouble at #21 Michigan State.u Made first official start of career in season opener

vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff, tallying 10 points, career-high six assists and four steals in team-best 24 minutes.

Novosel Game-by-Game2009-10 ...................MP FG 3FG FT O-R A T B S PtsArk.-Pine Bluff* .........24 4-8 0-1 2-4 2-4 6 7 0 4 10at Michigan St.* ........12 2-4 0-1 2-2 1-1 3 1 1 2 6Iona* .........................23 2-7 1-1 3-4 1-3 0 1 1 5 8vs. San Diego St.vs. South Carolinavs. OklahomaEastern MichiganIPFWValparaisoCharlotteat Central FloridaVanderbiltat PurdueVillanovaSouth Floridaat Connecticutat LouisvilleWest VirginiaProvidenceat Syracuseat RutgersPittsburghat CincinnatiDePaulat St. John’sat GeorgetownMarquetteat Seton HallConnecticut* - game started

Novosel’s Career Statistics — All GamesSeason GP-GS Min.-Avg. FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Reb Avg. PF-DQ A T B S Pts Avg.2008-09 31-0 638-20.6 74-150 .493 1-10 .100 65-90 .722 44 45 89 2.9 57-0 47 60 3 45 214 6.92009-10 3-3 59-19.7 8-19 .421 1-3 .333 7-10 .700 4 4 8 2.7 9-0 9 9 2 11 24 8.0TOTALS 34-3 697-20.5 82-169 .485 2-13 .154 72-100 .720 48 49 97 2.9 66-0 56 69 5 56 238 7.0

Novosel’s Career Statistics — BIG EAST GamesSeason GP-GS Min.-Avg. FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Reb Avg. PF-DQ A T B S Pts Avg.2008-09 16-0 341-12.3 42-85 .494 0-1 .000 34-48 .708 22 22 44 2.8 34-0 28 30 2 29 118 7.4TOTALS 16-0 341-12.3 42-85 .494 0-1 .000 34-48 .708 22 22 44 2.8 34-0 28 30 2 29 118 7.4

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

Career HighsPoints19 vs. Ga. Southern (11/25/08)

Rebounds7, twice (MR: vs. USF, 2/27/08)

Assists6 vs. Evansville (11/19/08)

Field Goals7 vs. Ga. Southern (11/25/08)

Field Goal Attempts12 vs. Canisius (11/27/07)

3-Point Field Goals4 vs. South Florida (2/27/08)

3-Point Field Goal Attempts8 at St. John’s (3/3/08)

Free Throws6 vs. Valparaiso (12/12/07)

Free Throw Attempts6, twice (MR: vs. Providence, 1/30/08)

Steals6 vs. Ark.-Pine Bluff (11/15/09)

Blocked Shots1, four times (MR: vs. UAPB, 11/15/09)

Minutes Played34 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 seven 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.

2009-10 Highlightsu Leads team in three-point percentage (.444),

second in steals (tied-3.0 spg.) and third in field goal percentage (.526).

u Piled up nine points, four rebounds (three offen-sive), three assists and two steals vs. Iona.

u Saw first official action since December 2008 injury (torn ACL - left knee) with 19 minutes off bench in season opener vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff, stuffing stat sheet with 10 points, six rebounds and career-high six steals.

Mallory Game-by-Game2009-10 ...................MP FG 3FG FT O-R A T B S PtsArk.-Pine Bluff ...........19 4-7 2-4 0-0 2-6 3 2 1 6 10at Michigan St. ..........17 2-6 1-3 0-0 1-2 1 4 0 1 5Iona...........................15 4-6 1-2 0-0 3-4 3 1 0 2 9vs. San Diego St.vs. South Carolinavs. OklahomaEastern MichiganIPFWValparaisoCharlotteat Central FloridaVanderbiltat PurdueVillanovaSouth Floridaat Connecticutat LouisvilleWest VirginiaProvidenceat Syracuseat RutgersPittsburghat CincinnatiDePaulat St. John’sat GeorgetownMarquetteat Seton HallConnecticut* - game started

Mallory’s Career Statistics — All GamesSeason GP-GS Min.-Avg. FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Reb 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 8.12009-10 3-0 51-17.0 10-19 .526 4-9 .444 0-0 .000 6 6 12 4.0 6-0 7 7 1 9 24 8.0TOTALS 43-3 738-17.2 95-251 .378 45-151 .298 54-70 .771 37 70 107 2.5 73-0 56 52 5 62 289 6.7

Mallory’s Career Statistics — BIG EAST GamesSeason GP-GS Min.-Avg. FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Reb 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 6.62008-09 Did 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

Lechlitner’s Career Statistics — All GamesSeason GP-GS Min.-Avg. FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Reb 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 31-31 1033-33.3 124-323 .384 22-65 .338 60-73 .822 17 64 81 2.6 55-0 106 77 2 38 330 10.62009-10 3-3 84-28.0 5-22 .227 2-7 .286 2-2 1.000 2 7 9 3.0 4-0 12 4 0 6 14 4.7TOTALS 99-35 2614-26.4 268-744 .360 44-170 .259 145-184 .788 47 173 220 2.2 140-1 288 210 6 120 725 7.3

Lechlitner’s Career Statistics — BIG EAST GamesSeason GP-GS Min.-Avg. FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Reb 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 7.92007-08 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 5.92008-09 16-16 551-34.4 58-168 .345 10-39 .256 38-46 .826 8 43 51 3.2 32-0 66 41 0 21 164 10.3TOTALS 47-17 1301-27.7 141-387 .364 17-85 .200 78-99 .788 26 96 122 2.6 65-0 157 102 4 55 377 8.0

#23 Melissa LechlitnerGuard • 5-7 • Sr.-3V • Mishawaka, Ind. (South Bend St. Joseph’s HS)

Career HighsPoints19 vs. Purdue (12/7/08)

Rebounds8 vs. Cincinnati (1/31/09)

Assists9 vs. St. John’s (1/16/07)

Field Goals7, three times (MR: at Valparaiso, 12/13/08)

Field Goal Attempts19 at Marquette (1/13/09)

3-Point Field Goals3, twice (MR: vs. Syracuse, 1/20/07)

3-Point Field Goal Attempts7 vs. St. John’s (1/16/07)

Free Throws8 at Providence (2/17/07)

Free Throw Attempts9 at Providence (2/17/07)

Steals4, twice (MR: vs. WKU, 11/13/07)

Blocked Shots2 vs. Marquette (2/13/08)

Minutes Played40, twice (MR: vs. St. John’s, 1/17/09)

MiscellaneousDouble-doubles .......................0Double-figure scoring games ..3320-point games ........................0Double-figure rebound games ...05-assist games ......................195-steal games ..........................1


Ashley Barlow and Lindsay Schrader. All three (who were selected through a vote of their team-mates) also were captains last season, marking the first time in the program’s 33-year history that the same players have held the captain’s title in consecutive seasons.

u Exceptional student-athlete and Academic All-America candidate with 3.353 cumulative GPA as psychology major in Notre Dame’s College of Arts and Letters; earned dean’s list honors in spring 2007 with 3.75 semester GPA.

u At times this season, could potentially make up one-half of an all-South Bend backcourt with fresh-man Skylar Diggins.


2009-10 Highlightsu Averaging team-high 4.0 assists per game with

3.0 assist/turnover ratio.u Matched season high with seven points and added

four assists in win over Iona.u Turnover-free 34 minutes to go along with seven

points at #21 Michigan State.u Managed game well in season-opening start vs.

Arkansas-Pine Bluff, dishing out game-high six assists and adding three steals.

Lechlitner Game-by-Game2009-10 ...................MP FG 3FG FT O-R A T B S PtsArk.-Pine Bluff* .........23 0-6 0-1 0-0 2-4 6 2 0 3 0at Michigan St.* ........34 2-9 1-3 2-2 0-3 2 0 0 2 7Iona* .........................27 3-7 1-3 0-0 0-2 4 2 0 1 7vs. San Diego St.vs. South Carolinavs. OklahomaEastern MichiganIPFWValparaisoCharlotteat Central FloridaVanderbiltat PurdueVillanovaSouth Floridaat Connecticutat LouisvilleWest VirginiaProvidenceat Syracuseat RutgersPittsburghat CincinnatiDePaulat St. John’sat GeorgetownMarquetteat Seton HallConnecticut* - game started

#24 Lindsay SchraderGuard • 6-0 • 5th Yr. Sr.-3V • Bartlett, Ill. (Bartlett HS)

Career HighsPoints29 vs. Boston College (3/19/06)

Rebounds15 vs. Cincinnati (1/31/09)

Assists6 vs. Connecticut (1/27/08)

Field Goals12 vs. Boston College (3/19/06)

Field Goal Attempts23 vs. Boston College (3/19/06)

3-Point Field Goals1, six times (MR: at Charlotte, 12/28/08)

3-Point Field Goal Attempts2 at Rutgers (1/24/06)

Free Throws6, three times (MR: vs. DePaul, 2/8/09)

Free Throw Attempts10 at Syracuse (1/31/06)

Steals4 vs. Marquette (2/13/08)

Blocked Shots3 vs. Connecticut (3/5/06)

Minutes Played40, twice (MR: at Bowling Green, 12/5/07)

MiscellaneousDouble-doubles .....................12Double-figure scoring games ..5820-point games ........................6Double-figure rebound games ...165-assist games ........................75-steal games ..........................0

Schrader’s Career Statistics — All GamesSeason GP-GS Min.-Avg. FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Reb 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 31-31 958-30.9 165-356 .463 1-3 .333 61-91 .670 63 165 228 7.4 45-1 67 72 14 43 392 12.62009-10 3-3 74-24.7 14-27 .519 0-0 .000 1-7 .143 8 17 25 8.3 4-0 7 9 1 2 29 9.7TOTALS 98-94 2845-29.0 454-992 .458 6-12 .500 172-289 .595 178 447 625 6.4 148-3 199 201 30 132 1086 11.1

Schrader’s Career Statistics — BIG EAST GamesSeason GP-GS Min.-Avg. FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Reb 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 10.12006-07 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 10.62008-09 16-16 508-31.8 85-193 .440 0-2 .000 34-52 .654 35 93 128 8.0 23-1 31 40 8 20 204 12.8TOTALS 48-44 1408-29.3 218-485 .449 2-7 .286 97-151 .642 83 228 311 6.5 70-2 95 98 16 59 535 11.1

Awards/Honorsu BIG EAST Preseason All-Conference Team


Ashley Barlow and Melissa Lechlitner. All three (who were selected through a vote of their team-mates) also were captains last season, marking the first time in the program’s 33-year history that the same players have held the captain’s title in consecutive seasons.

u Returns for fifth year of eligibility, granted by Notre Dame’s Faculty Board on Athletics, after she missed 2006-07 season with torn ACL in right knee (suffered on fourth day of preseason practice).

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

u Expected to play in 100th game of college career during Paradise Jam … needs six starts to become 12th player in program history to start 100 games in her career.

2009-10 Highlightsu Leads team in rebounding (8.3 rpg.), and is fourth

in scoring (9.7 ppg.) and field goal percentage (.519).

u Snared team-high nine rebounds and shared game-high honors with four assists vs. Iona.

u Posted 12th career double-double (12p/14r) at #21 Michigan State, tying school record for guards held by current Irish assistant coach Niele Ivey from 1996-2001.

u Tossed in 11 points (5-7 FG) in opening night vic-tory over Arkansas-Pine Bluff … moved into 22nd place on school’s career scoring list.

Schrader Game-by-Game2009-10 ...................MP FG 3FG FT O-R A T B S PtsArk.-Pine Bluff* .........21 5-7 0-0 1-5 1-2 2 2 0 1 11at Michigan St.* ........34 6-14 0-0 0-1 4-14 1 4 1 1 12Iona* .........................19 3-6 0-0 0-1 3-9 4 3 0 0 6vs. San Diego St.vs. South Carolinavs. OklahomaEastern MichiganIPFWValparaisoCharlotteat Central FloridaVanderbiltat PurdueVillanovaSouth Floridaat Connecticutat LouisvilleWest VirginiaProvidenceat Syracuseat RutgersPittsburghat CincinnatiDePaulat St. John’sat GeorgetownMarquetteat Seton HallConnecticut* - game started

#32 Becca BruszewskiForward • 6-1 • Jr.-2V • Valparaiso, Ind. (Wheeler HS)

Career HighsPoints20, twice (MR: vs. Syracuse, 2/24/09)

Rebounds12 vs. DePaul (2/8/09)

Assists4, four times (MR: vs. Minnesota, 3/22/09)

Field Goals9 at Boston College (11/23/08)

Field Goal Attempts15 vs. Tennessee (3/30/08)

3-Point Field Goals2, seven times (MR: vs. Iona, 11/22/09)

3-Point Field Goal Attempts6 vs. Minnesota (3/22/09)

Free Throws8 at South Florida (2/17/09)

Free Throw Attempts12 vs. Syracuse (2/24/09)

Steals4 vs. Evansville (11/19/08)

Blocked Shots3 at Pittsburgh (2/3/09)

Minutes Played37 at Providence (2/28/09)


Did You Know?u Last name is pronounced “broo-SHEFF-skee”

… nickname is “Bruiser”, due to her fearless, physical style of play and her penchant for leaving teammates and opponents black and blue after a practice or game.

u One of seven 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).

u First Notre Dame women’s basketball player from northwest Indiana, hailing from same area of state as Irish men’s basketball All-America power forward Luke Harangody.

2009-10 Highlightsu Third on team in scoring (12.7 ppg.) and second

in rebounding (6.0 rpg.).u Got Irish off and running in win over Iona, scoring

11 of her 14 points in first half.u Led the way in season opener vs. Arkansas-Pine

Bluff, recording second career double-double (19p/10r) in just 22 minutes … also scored 500th career point in contest.

Bruszewski Game-by-Game2009-10 ...................MP FG 3FG FT O-R A T B S PtsArk.-Pine Bluff* .........22 8-14 0-1 3-4 6-10 2 1 0 0 19at Michigan St.* ........21 2-10 0-3 1-2 2-5 1 3 0 0 5Iona* .........................21 4-6 2-2 4-6 3-3 1 3 0 1 14vs. San Diego St.vs. South Carolinavs. OklahomaEastern MichiganIPFWValparaisoCharlotteat Central FloridaVanderbiltat PurdueVillanovaSouth Floridaat Connecticutat LouisvilleWest VirginiaProvidenceat Syracuseat RutgersPittsburghat CincinnatiDePaulat St. John’sat GeorgetownMarquetteat Seton HallConnecticut* - game started

Bruszewski’s Career Statistics — All GamesSeason GP-GS Min.-Avg. FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Reb 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 31-31 842-27.2 132-271 .487 21-56 .375 48-71 .676 31 125 156 5.0 88-2 52 53 15 33 333 10.72009-10 3-3 64-21.3 14-30 .467 2-6 .333 8-12 .667 11 7 18 6.0 3-0 4 7 0 1 38 12.7TOTALS 66-34 1329-20.1 204-405 .504 24-64 .375 98-137 .715 79 175 254 3.8 149-2 69 91 25 50 530 8.0

Bruszewski’s Career Statistics — BIG EAST GamesSeason GP-GS Min.-Avg. FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Reb 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 4.62008-09 16-16 458-28.6 73-158 .462 12-34 .353 30-40 .750 17 70 87 5.4 46-0 24 20 9 15 188 11.8TOTALS 30-16 629-21.0 94-193 .487 13-36 .361 51-64 .797 31 88 119 4.0 72-0 29 32 14 19 252 8.4

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

Career HighsPoints3 vs. Iona (11/22/09)

Rebounds1, twice (MR: vs. Iona, 11/22/09)

AssistsNone

Field Goals1 vs. Iona (11/22/09)

Field Goal Attempts1, three times (MR: vs. Iona, 11/22/09)

3-Point Field Goals1 vs. Iona (11/22/09)

3-Point Field Goal Attempts1, twice (MR: vs. Iona, 11/22/09)

Free Throws2 vs. Georgetown (1/10/09)


Steals1, twice (MR: vs. St. John’s, 3/6/09)

Blocked ShotsNone

Minutes Played5, twice (MR: vs. Iona, 11/22/09)

MiscellaneousDouble-doubles .......................0Double-figure scoring games ....020-point games ........................0Double-figure rebound games .....05-assist games ........................05-steal games ..........................0

Did You Know?u Walk-on who was added to roster midway through

last season and has become a favorite of team-mates and fans alike from the minute she first suited up for the Irish.

u Outstanding student-athlete with a 3.487 cumula-tive GPA as a marketing major in Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business; also named to dean’s list in spring 2009 with 3.75 semester GPA.

2009-10 Highlightsu Made season debut vs. Iona, connecting on first

field goal of her career, a three-pointer from the deep left corner in front of the Irish bench (and over a 6-3 post player) in final seconds … posted new career highs for points (3), rebounds (tied-1), field goals made (1), field goals attempted (tied-1), three-pointers made (1), three-pointers attempted (tied-1) and minutes played (tied-5).

Christiansen Game-by-Game2009-10 ...................MP FG 3FG FT O-R A T B S PtsArk.-Pine Bluff ............... Did not play (injured)at Michigan St. .............. Did not playIona.............................5 1-1 1-1 0-0 1-1 0 0 0 0 3vs. San Diego St.vs. South Carolinavs. OklahomaEastern MichiganIPFWValparaisoCharlotteat Central FloridaVanderbiltat PurdueVillanovaSouth Floridaat Connecticutat LouisvilleWest VirginiaProvidenceat Syracuseat RutgersPittsburghat CincinnatiDePaulat St. John’sat GeorgetownMarquetteat Seton HallConnecticut* - game started

Christiansen’s Career Statistics — All GamesSeason GP-GS Min.-Avg. FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Reb Avg. PF-DQ A T B S Pts Avg.2008-09 6-0 9-1.5 0-2 .000 0-1 .000 3-6 .500 1 0 1 0.2 1-0 0 0 0 2 3 0.52009-10 1-0 5-5.0 1-1 1.000 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 1 0 1 1.0 1-0 0 0 0 0 3 3.0TOTALS 7-0 14-2.0 1-3 .333 1-2 .500 3-6 .500 2 0 2 0.3 2-0 0 0 0 2 6 0.9

Christiansen’s Career Statistics — BIG EAST GamesSeason GP-GS Min.-Avg. FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Reb 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 • Sr.-3V • Charlotte, N.C. (South Mecklenburg HS)

Career HighsPoints21 vs. Georgetown (1/10/09)

Rebounds18 at South Florida (1/13/07)

Assists3 vs. South Florida (2/27/08)

Field Goals9 at DePaul (1/6/09)

Field Goal Attempts12 at Rutgers (2/19/08)



Free Throws8 at Syracuse (2/16/08)

Free Throw Attempts12 at Syracuse (2/16/08)

Steals3 at Syracuse (2/16/08)

Blocked Shots5, twice (MR: vs. Syracuse, 2/24/09)

Minutes Played36 vs. Oklahoma (3/25/08)

MiscellaneousDouble-doubles .......................4Double-figure scoring games ..1920-point games ........................2Double-figure rebound games .....65-block games .........................2

Did You Know?u Nickname is “E”.u President of Notre Dame’s Student-Athlete Advi-

sory Council (SAAC) for 2009-10 after serving as team’s SAAC representative last year.

u Aiming for a career in sports broadcasting, and got started in that direction this past summer as intern in sports department at WSBT-TV (CBS affiliate) in South Bend.

u On target to graduate in December (one semester early) with her bachelor’s degree in film, television & theater from Notre Dame’s College of Arts and Letters (she posted a 3.533 semester GPA in the spring of 2009).


2009-10 Highlightsu Despite limited minutes (mandated by rehab from

preseason ankle injury), leads team in field goal percentage (tied-.667) and is second in blocks (tied-0.7 bpg.).

u Added four points and a steal vs. Iona.u Contributed 12 quality minutes off bench at #21

Michigan State, recording pair of blocks.u Played final eight minutes in season opener

vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff, piling up 10 points and five rebounds … would have been first “point-a-minute” game of career, but minimum 10 minutes needed.

Williamson Game-by-Game2009-10 ...................MP FG 3FG FT O-R A T B S PtsArk.-Pine Bluff .............8 4-6 0-0 2-4 2-5 0 0 0 0 10at Michigan St. ..........12 2-3 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 0 2 0 4Iona...........................10 2-3 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 0 0 1 4vs. San Diego St.vs. South Carolinavs. OklahomaEastern MichiganIPFWValparaisoCharlotteat Central FloridaVanderbiltat PurdueVillanovaSouth Floridaat Connecticutat LouisvilleWest VirginiaProvidenceat Syracuseat RutgersPittsburghat CincinnatiDePaulat St. John’sat GeorgetownMarquetteat Seton HallConnecticut* - game started

Williamson’s Career Statistics — All GamesSeason GP-GS Min.-Avg. FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Reb 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 31-30 511-16.5 63-137 .460 0-0 .000 50-66 .758 47 87 134 4.3 56-0 21 33 29 14 176 5.72009-10 3-0 30-10.0 8-12 .667 0-0 .000 2-4 .500 2 5 7 2.3 6-0 0 0 2 1 18 6.0TOTALS 99-51 1626-16.4 209-444 .471 0-0 .000 184-269 .684 183 271 454 4.6 206-1 53 107 108 46 602 6.1

Williamson’s Career Statistics — BIG EAST GamesSeason GP-GS Min.-Avg. FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Reb 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 7.72008-09 16-16 289-18.1 45-77 .584 0-0 .000 27-37 .730 24 44 68 4.3 30-0 15 18 17 9 117 7.3TOTALS 48-29 878-18.3 112-230 .487 0-0 .000 109-155 .703 97 144 241 5.0 100-1 36 54 56 29 333 6.9

#24LindsaySchraderGuard6-0, 5th Year SeniorBartlett, Ill.(Bartlett)

#12FradericaMillerGuard5-10, SophomoreEllenwood, Ga.(The Marist School)

MuffetMcGrawHead Coach

23rd Season

Saint Joseph’s ’77

#10KellieWatsonForward6-2, SophomoreIonia, Mich.(Ionia)

#21NatalieNovoselGuard5-11, SophomoreLexington, Ky.(Lexington Catholic)

#23MelissaLechlitnerGuard5-7, SeniorMishawaka, Ind.(South BendSt. Joseph’s)

#15KailaTurnerGuard5-8, FreshmanJoliet, Ill.(Marian Catholic)

#20AshleyBarlowGuard5-9, SeniorIndianapolis, Ind.(Pike)

#44AlenaChristiansenGuard5-7, SeniorFort Lauderdale, Fla.(Cardinal Gibbons)

#32BeccaBruszewskiForward6-1, JuniorValparaiso, Ind.(Wheeler)

#22BrittanyMalloryGuard5-10, JuniorBaltimore, Md.(McDonogh School)

2009-10 NOTREDAME FIGHTING IRISH

#52EricaWilliamsonCenter6-4, SeniorCharlotte, N.C.(SouthMecklenburg)

#1EricaSolomonForward6-2, SophomoreCharleston, W.Va.(Detroit CountryDay School)

#4SkylarDigginsGuard5-9, FreshmanSouth Bend, Ind.(Washington)

#14DevereauxPetersForward6-2, JuniorChicago, Ill.(Fenwick)

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NOTRE DAME · 11/26/2009 · 2009-10 Schedule Notre Dame’s Probable Starting Lineup (C = captain) No Name Pos Ht Yr PPG RPG Other Notes 32 Becca Bruszewski F 6-1 Jr. 12.7 6.0 …