November 13, 1998
Notre Dame Basketball
No. 6/6 UCLA (0-0) at
No. 17/19 Notre Dame (0-0)
Date: Saturday, November 14, 1998
Place: Joyce Center (11,418), Notre Dame, Ind.
Time: 1:00 p.m.
Radio: All Notre Dame games are broadcast on WHME-FM (103.1 in South Bend). Bob Nagle will provide play-by-play for the games.
TODAY’S GAME — The 17th-ranked Notre Dame women’s basketball team, beginning its 22nd year, opens up the 1998-99 campaign today at home against the sixth-ranked Bruins of UCLA. It will be the 12th meeting between the two teams with the Bruins holding an 8-3 advantage in the series. UCLA is making its fifth appearance at the Joyce Center and first since December of 1989. A win over the Bruins would give Notre Dame the 400th victory in the program’s history.
Notre Dame Probable Starting Lineup (with 1997-98 Statistics)
No. Name Hometown Pos. Ht. Cl. PPG RPG50 Kelley Siemon* Edina, MN F 6-2 So. 8.0 5.200 Ruth Riley* Macy, IN C 6-5 So. 11.5 7.312 Danielle Green** Chicago, IL G 5-8 Sr. 10.2 4.820 Sheila McMillen*** Rochester, IN G 5-10 Sr. 13.6 2.733 Niele Ivey** St. Louis, MO G 5-8 Jr. 8.2 3.4
Off The Bench
3 Ericka Haney Toledo, OH G/F 6-1 Fr. -- --11 Sherisha Hills Tampa, FL G 5-8 Fr. -- --32 Julie Henderson** Ann Arbor, MI F/C 6-3 Jr. 4.1 3.040 Diana Braendly** Staten Island, NY C 6-4 Sr. 3.7 2.341 Imani Dunbar* San Angelo, TX G 5-7 So. 1.0 0.344 Meaghan Leahy* Wilbraham, MA F 6-4 So. 1.9 1.8
* – Indicates Monograms won
EXHIBITON REVIEW
VISBY-SWEDEN: Sheila McMillen led six Irish players in double figures as Notre Dame beat Visby-Sweden 111-82 in the first of two exhibition games. McMillen scored all 27 points from three-point range as she canned nine three-pointers in the contest. Three players registered double doubles as Ruth Riley scored 19 points and grabbed 13 rebounds, while Danielle Green netted 17 points and tied Riley for game-high rebounding honors with 13. Niele Ivey had a double-double of her own as she scored 18 points and dished off 15 assists. She also grabbed seven rebounds in the contest. Freshman Erick a Haney scored 11 points and Diana Braendly chipped in 10 points.
ESTONIA: Freshman Ericka Haney had game-high of 19 points and 13 rebounds and led four other Irish players in double figures scoring as th Irish posted an 88-37 victory over Eastonia in its final exhibition test. Sheila McMillen finished with 18 points. Niele Ivey recorded a double double for the second straight game as she netted 14 points and dished off 11 assists. Danielle Green and Ruth Riley each came close to a double double as Green finished with 14 points and nine rebounds, while Riley added 13 points and nine boards.
HEAD COACH MUFFET McGRAW — Notre Dame head coach Muffet McGraw begins her 12th season with the Irish and 17th as a collegiate coach. She has guided Notre Dame to three straight NCAA tournament appearances and five overall. McGraw led the Irish to the 1997 Final Four as her team claimed the East Reginal championship. In 1998, McGraw’s squad finished with a 22-10 mark and advanced to the Sweet 16. In her 11 seasons at Notre Dame, she has a record of 235-105 (.691), and in 16 campaign overall, her teams have registered a 323-145 (.689) ledger. Prior to coming to Notre Dame, she spent five seasons at Lehigh where she compiled an 88-41 record for a .683 winning percentage.
SERIES RECORD VERSUS UCLA — UCLA leads series 8-3. The two teams met for the first time since the first round of the 1992 NCAA tournament last season at fabled Pauley Pavilion with the Irish leaving with a 93-91 double overtime thriller for their first-ever win in Los Angeles. Sheila McMillen hit for a career-high 29 points canning all five of her three-pointers in leading the Irish to the victory. Kelley Siemon tied a school record as she was a perfect 12-for-12 from the free throw line and finished with a career-best 20 points. Danielle Green was one of four Notre Dame players in double figures as she finished with 19 points. Notre Dame is 2-2 against UCLA at the Joyce Center. This will be UCLA’s first visit to the Joyce Center since December 22, 1989 when the Irish beat the Bruins 67-65 in overtime.
NOTRE DAME LOOKS FOR 400TH WIN — A victory over the Bruins on Saturday would give Notre Dame its 400th win in school history. In the 21 years of the program, Irish teams have compiled a 399-204 mark for a 69.1 winning percentage and have averaged 19.0 victories since the program’s first season in 1977-78.
McMILLEN EYES 1,000TH POINT — Senior guard Sheila McMillen enters the season 37 points shy of becoming the 14th player in Notre Dame women’s basketball history to reach the 1000-point plateau. Heading into Saturday’s game with UCLA, McMillen has played in 100 games during her three-year career and has started 38 of those contests while averaging 9.6 ppg. She has a better than 40-percent shooting percentage from the field and has hit better than 78-percent of her free throw attempts. McMillen was Notre Dame’s leading scorer a year ago, averaging 13.6 ppg. and she owns a 9.6 career scoring average.
THE CAPTAIN — Sheila McMillen is Notre Dame’s captain this season. This is the first time since 1981-82, and the second time in the program’s history, that the Irish have had just one player serve as a captain during the course of the season. The only other lone captain during a basketball season was Missy Conboy, now an associated athletic director at Notre Dame.
LOFTY RANKINGS — Notre Dame begins the 1998-99 with its highest preseason ranking in both the Associated Press and USA Today/ESPN rankings as the Irish are 17th and 19th in each, respectively. This is just the second time in its 22-year history that Notre Dame will start the season ranked. Two years ago, Coach Muffet McGraw’s squad started the season ranked 20th in the AP and 25th in the USA Today/ESPN polls.
OUT OF THE GATES — Notre Dame’s early-season schedule is certainly the toughest in school history and one of the most challenging nationally with four of the first seven teams on the Irish schedule ranked in the preseason. While the schedule is formidable, McGraw and her team can enjoy the luxury of playing all of those games at the Joyce Center. After facing sixth-ranked UCLA at home on Saturday, November 14, the Irish played fourth-ranked Duke the following Saturday, November 21 at 7:30 p.m. McGraw’s squad entertains 25th-ranked Illinois on Tuesday, November 24 at 7:00 p.m. The final ranked opponent to visit the Irish early on is BIG EAST rival Connecticut on Tuesday, December 8 at 7:00 p.m.
HOME COOKING — Notre Dame starts the season by playing six of its first eight games at home. The two road games Notre Dame faces before concluding a three-game homestand against Villanova on Saturday, December 12 are against Butler (November 18) and San Francisco (November 28).
ELITE COMPANY — Notre Dame was one of just nine schools to advance to the Sweet 16 in both 1997 and 1998. The eight other schools on the short list included: Alabama, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Louisiana Tech, North Carolina, Old Dominion and Tennessee. The Irish also were one of 29 teams to earn an NCAA tournament bid each of the last three seasons.
SCOUTING THE IRISH THIS SEASON — Notre Dame returns four starters from last season’s 22-10 squad which made its third straight NCAA tournament appearance while advancing to the Sweet 16 for the second consecutive year.
Senior captain Sheila McMillen is the lone returning senior starter. McMillen led the Irish in scoring a year ago averaging 13.6 ppg. She begins the ’98-’99 campaign 37 points shy of becoming the 14th player in Notre Dame women’s basketball history to reach the 1000-point mark.
Sophomore Ruth Riley, who became a starter six games into the season and was an all-BIG EAST Rookie team selection, was the team’s second-leading scorer averaging 11.5 ppg. and top rebounder (7.3 rpg.).
Another second-year player, forward Kelley Siemon, who started all but two games, netted 8.0 ppg., and was the team’s second-leading rebounder with a 5.2 rebounding average. The fourth returning starter from a year ago is junior Niele Ivey. Ivey, a guard, netted 8.2 ppg. and 3.3 rebounds. She was second on the team in assists with 90 and led the Irish with 77 steals.
Senior guard Danielle Green started the first 14 contests of the 1997-98 campaign and finished as the fourth Irish player to average double figures a year ago netting 10.2 ppg. She also was among the squad’s leading rebounders with a 4.8 average.
Junior forward Julie Henderson will be battling for a starting job. She averaged 4.1 points and 3.0 rebounds in her sophomore season.
Senior Diana Braendly should see considerable playing time up front. She averaged 3.7 points and 2.3 rebounds while hitting 46.6 percent of her shots from the field.
Sophomore guard Imani Dunbar once again will contribute defensively, while sophomore forward Meaghan Leahy will give the Irish strength on the boards.
Freshmen Ericka Haney and Sherisha Hills. will make immediate contributions. Haney is expected to see time at both the guard and forward positions, while Hills will handle the point guard duties. Both were among the nation’s top high school seniors a year ago.
IRISH IN THE JOYCE CENTER — Notre Dame has played all 21 of its seasons in the Joyce Center. The Irish own a 184-64 mark for a .742 winning percentage since the 1997-78 campaign. Last season, Notre Dame won school-record 12 games at home en route to a 12-1 record.
RILEY STARS FOR U.S. SELECT TEAM — Ruth Riley starred for the 1998 USA Women’s Select Team over the summer. The team compiled an eight-game, 15-day tour of Puerto Rico, Poland and Spain and finished 7-1 mark. Riley was the team’s second-leading scorer and top rebounder with averages of 10.3 ppg. and 7.6 rpg. She registered two double-doubles in the seven games and recorded bests of 20 points and 10 rebounds ina 72-70 victory over Puerto . Riley led the team once and in rebounding on four occasions.
HENDERSON TOURS WITH BIG EAST ALL-STARS — Julie Henderson toured with the 1998 BIG EAST/Nike Women’s Basketball All-Star Team this summer. The squad finished with a 2-3 record against teams from Austria, Slovakia and the Czech Republic. Henderson was one of the bright spots onlast summer’s squad averaging 9.0 points and 3.7 rebounds. She had a personal tour high 17 ponts in the final game against Karlov Vary BBC.
PRESEASON HONORS FOR RILEY AND McMILLEN — The names of Ruth Riley and Sheila McMillen appear on preseason All-America teams of several publications. Notre Dame also is ranked in the polls of every preseason publication.
Street & Smith’s: Ruth Riley – First Team; Sheila McMillen – High Honorable Mention; Notre Dame – 24th
The Sporting News: Notre Dame -17th
Dick Vitale’s College Basketball: Notre Dame -14th
Athlon College Basketball: Ruth Riley – Third Team; Notre Dame – 18th
Basketball News: Notre Dame – 22nd
Women’s Basketball Journal: Ruth Riley – Third Team; Notre Dame – 10th
Associated Press: Ruth Riley – Honorable Mention
IRISH ON THE TUBE — For the third consecutive year, Notre Dame will be part of the BIG EAST Women’s Basketball Television Package. It’s game at Rutgers on Saturday, February 13 at 2:00 p.m. will be broadcoast by Fox Sports New York, Sports Channel Florida, Fox Sports New England and Fox Sports Chicago. WHME-TV 46 in South Bend will televise Notre Dame home games versus Illinois (November 24) and Connecticut (December 8). The Michigan State game on December 21 in East Lansing will be televised by Media One Cable. Four other road games which also will be televised include — January 2 vs. Georgetown (WNVT); January 20 at Seton Hall (CN8); January 26 at Syracuse (Time Warner Cable) and February 20 at West Virginia (Mountaineer Sports Network).
MIMI GRIFFIN ON RUTH RILEY — ESPN women’s basketball anaylst Mimi Griffin rated Ruth Riley one of the top five centers nationally. Griffin picked the top five players at each position. In addition to Riley, mentioned among Griffin’s list of top five centers were Demya Walker (Virginia), Maylana Martin (UCLA), Paige Sauer (Connecticut) and Angie Braziel (Texas Tech).
ASSOCIATED PRESS(PRESEASON)
Final 1997-98 Ranking 1. Tennessee (39-0) 1 2. Louisiana Tech (31-4) 4 3. Connecticut (34-3) 3 4. Duke (24-8) 8 5. Purdue (23-10) 21 6. UCLA (20-9) 25 7. Georgia (17-11) NR 8. Virginia (19-10) 17 9. Alabama (24-10) 1110. North Carolina (27-7) 711. Kansas (23-9) NR12. Rutgers (22-10) NR13. George Washington (20-10) NR14. Texas Tech (26-5) 615. Old Dominion (29-3) 216. North Carolina State (25-7) NR17. NOTRE DAME (22-10) 1318. Arkansas (22-11) NR19. Stanford (21-6) 520. Vanderbilt (20-9) 1821. Arizona (23-7) 922. Florida (23-9) 1323. Iowa State (25-8) 2424. UC Santa Barbara (27-6) NR25. Illinois (20-10) 16
USA TODAY/ESPN(PRESEASON)
F+inal 1997-98 Ranking
1. Tennessee 1 2. Louisiana Tech 2 3. Connecticut 3 4. Duke 7 5. Purdue 11 6. UCLA 20 7. North Carolina 3 8. Kansas 22 9. Texas Tech 1010. Georgia NR11. Rutgers 1612. North Carolina State 413. Alabama 1314 Virginia 2315. Old Dominion 616. George Washington NR17. Stanford 1518. Arkansas T719. NOTRE DAME 1820. Florida 1221. Arizona 922. Vanderbilt 2523. Wisconsin NR24. Illinois 1425. Iowa State 24
bold italics indicates 1998-99 opponent
Irish vs. 1998-99 Opponents
Team RecordBoston College 3-2Butler 17-6Connecticut 0-8Duke 2-1Georgetown 10-1Illinois 0-3Miami 6-2Michigan State 2-6Pittsburgh 5-0Providence 4-0Rutgers 4-5St. John's 6-0San Francisco 1-0Seton Hall 5-2South Florida 1-0Syracuse 8-1Toledo 2-1UCLA 8-3Villanova 6-3West Virginia 4-0Total 94-44 (.681)
BIG EAST PRESEASON COACHES POLL
1. CONNECTICUT 141 2. RUTGERS 136 3. NOTRE DAME 120 4. BOSTON COLLEGE 108 5. VILLANOVA 95 6. MIAMI 83 7. GEORGETOWN 68 8. SYRACUSE 63 9. WEST VIRGINIA 6310. PROVIDENCE 4811. ST. JOHN'S 32 12. SETON HALL 3013. PITTSBURGH 26
Preseason BIG EAST Player of the Year:Svetlana Abrosimova – Connecticut
Preseason BIG EAST Rookie of the Year: Tamika Williams – Connecticut
Preseason All-BIG EAST First Team:
Svetlana Abrosimova – Connecticut Cal Bouchard – Boston College
Kym Hope – Miami
Tasha Pointer – Rutgers
Tomora Young – Rutgers
Preseason All-BIG EAST Second Team:
Sheila McMillen – Notre Dame
Ruth Riley – Notre Dame
Paige Sauer – Connecticut
Whitney Steele – Boston College
Sylita Thomas – Georgetown
Series History
UCLA leads 8-3 (Home: 2-2, Away: 1-5, Neutral: 0-1)
Date Site Score12-5-81 Notre Dame, IN L 45-5011-26-82 Chicago, IL * L 54-821-30-83 Los Angeles, CA L 53-8412-3-83 Notre Dame, IN W 70-6112-30-84 Los Angeles, CA L 51-7812-21-85 Notre Dame, IN L 67-731-5-87 Los Angeles, CA (ot) L 65-67 12-22-89 Notre Dame, IN W 61-6011-30-90 Los Angeles, CA L 75-893-18-92 Los Angeles, CA # L 71-9211-30-97 Los Angeles, CA (2ot) W 93-91
* – Orange Crush Classic at Rosemont Horizon # – NCAA Tournament (First Round)
Series Scoring
Total AverageNotre Dame 705 64.1UCLA 827 75.2
Current Win Streak: Notre Dame, 1 game
McGraw vs. UCLA: 2-2
ND Biggest Win: 9 (70-61 on 12/3/83)
UCLA Biggest Win: 31 (84-53 on 1/30/83)
ND Longest Win Streak: 1 (three times)
UCLA Longest Win Streak: 3 (twice)
The 1997 Senior Class
Here is some of what the Irish senior class – Jeannine Augustin, Katryna Gaither, Beth Morgan, Rosanne Bohman and Adrienne Jordan (three-year player) – have accomplished the last four seasons at Notre Dame.
Season Averages for the Senior Class
Points 54.1
Rebounds 24.5
Assists 10.8
CLASS ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Four-year record of: 97-31 (75.8 percent), best class record in Notre Dame history
Three NCAA tournament appearances (’94, ’96, ’97) and four postseason tournament appearances
Four seasons with at least 21 victories including school-record 31-win campaign (1997)
Two-Time MCC regular season championship (1994, 1995)
MCC tournament champion (1994)
Four-year home record of 40-9 (81.6 percent)
Four-year record of 57-22 (72.2 percent) away from home
Four-year conference record of: 57-7 (89.1 percent)
Two-year BIG EAST Record of 32-4 (88.9 percent)
Two-year MCC Record of 25-3 (89.3 percent)
10-game win streak (1997) and nine-game win streak (1995)
Current streak of 25 consecutive weeks in the Associated Press and CNN/USA Today Top 25
Top Four-Year Records in Notre Dame History
Rk. Seasons W L Pct. 1. 1994-97 97 31 .758 2. 1988-91 87 34 .719 3. 1993-96 81 37 .686 4. 1983-86 77 37 .675 5. 1985-88 75 39 .658 6. 1987-90 76 40 .655 7. 1989-92 81 43 .653 8. 1982-85 70 38 .648 9. 1986-89 76 42 .644 10. 1990-93 75 44 .630
Most Victories in a Season
Rk. Season Wins 1. 1996-97 31 2. 1995-96 23 3. 1990-91 23 4. 1989-90 23 5. 1985-86 23
Most Victories – 1997 Season*
Rk. School Wins 1. Connecticut 32 2. Stanford 32 3. Louisiana Tech 31 4. Old Dominion 30 5. Notre Dame 29 6. North Carolina 28 7. Stephen F. Austin 28
* – As of March 21
Most Victories Since 1993-94 Season *
Rk. School Wins 1. Connecticut 127 2. Tennessee 120 3. Louisiana Tech 116 4. Stanford 112 5. Old Dominion 110 6. Texas Tech 107 7. North Carolina 103 8. Colorado 101 9. Virginia 101 10. George Washington 100 11. Montana 98 12. Stephen F. Austin 98 13. Toledo 97 14. Penn State 96 15. Notre Dame 95 16. Alabama 95 17. Tennessee 95 18. Florida International 94 19. Western Kentucky 91 20. Portland 90 21. San Diego State 90
* – As of March 3
Notre Dame Career Scoring
Rk. Player Points 1. Beth Morgan (1994-97) 2,304 2. Katryna Gaither (1994-97) 2,098 3. Karen Robinson (1988-91) 1,590 4. Trena Keys (1983-86) 1,589 5. Sandy Botham (1985-88) 1,460 6. Shari Matvey (1979-83) 1,373 7. Mary Beth Schueth (1982-85) 1,233 8. Margaret Nowlin (1988-92) 1,298 9. Letitia Bowen (1992-95) 1,20510. Heidi Bunek (1986-89) 1,202
Notre Dame Single-Season Scoring
Rk. Player Points 1. Katryna Gaither (1997) 748 2. Beth Morgan (1997) 678 3. Beth Morgan (1996) 626 4. Katryna Gaither (1996) 613 5. Katryna Gaither (1995) 590 6. Trena Keys (1986) 587 7. Karen Robinson (1991) 538 8. Shari Matvey (1980) 529 9. Beth Morgan (1994) 518
Notre Dame Single-Game Scoring
Rk. School Points 1. Katryna Gaither v. Ohio ('97) 40 2. Beth Morgan v. Alabama ('97) 36 3. Katryna Gaither v. Providence ('96) 34 4. Beth Morgan v. Texas A&M ('96) 34 5. Katryna Gaither v. Cleveland St. ('95) 34 6. Michelle Marciniak v. Georgia ('92) 33 7. Beth Morgan v. Syracuse ('96) 32 8. Beth Morgan v. Penn State ('96) 32 9. Katryna Gaither v. No. Illinois ('95) 3210. Heidi Bunek v. Marquette ('88) 3211. Katryna Gaither v. Indiana ('96) 3112. Katryna Gaither v. Cleveland St. ('95) 3113. Trena Keys v. Northern Illinois ('86) 3114. Shari Matvey v. Mt. St. Joseph ('80) 3115. Shari Matvey v. Chicago State ('80) 31
Irish NCAA Scoring – Career
Rk. School Points 1. Beth Morgan ('94, '96, '97) 153 2. Katryna Gaither ('94, '96, '97) 147
Irish NCAA Scoring – Tournament
Rk. School Points 1. Katryna Gaither (1997) 104 2. Beth Morgan (1997) 95
Irish NCAA Scoring – Game
Rk. School Points 1. Beth Morgan v. Alabama ('97) 36 2. Katryna Gaither v. Texas ('97) 29 3. Beth Morgan v. Texas ('97) 29
Notre Dame All-Time Versus 1997 NCAA Tournament Field
Alabama 1-3
Arizona 1-0
Auburn 0-0
UC Santa Barbara 0-0
Clemson 0-0
Colorado 0-2
Connecticut 0-5
DePaul 8-13
Detroit 22-2
Drake 0-0
Duke 2-0
Eastern Kentucky 0-0
Florida 0-0
Florida International 0-0
Georgia 0-2
George Washington 1-0
Grambling 0-0
Harvard 0-0
Howard 0-0
Illinois 0-3
Iowa 1-0
Iowa State 1-0
Kansas 0-0
Kansas State 0-0
Lehigh 0-0
Liberty 1-0
Louisiana State 1-1
Louisiana Tech 1-2
Louisville 1-2
Maine 0-0
Marshall 0-0
Maryland 1-3
Marquette 20-4
Memphis 1-0
Michigan State 2-6
Montana 0-1
North Carolina 0-0
North Carolina State 1-0
Northwestern 2-1
Old Dominion 1-5
Oregon 0-0
Portland 0-0
Purdue 1-7
St. Francis (Pa.) 0-0
St. Peter’s 0-0
St. Joseph’s (Pa.) 1-1
San Diego State 0-0
San Francisco 0-0
Southern California 0-0
Southwest Texas State 1-0
Stanford 0-0
Stephen F. Austin 0-0
Tennessee 0-12
Texas 1-1
Texas Tech 0-1
Toledo 1-2
Troy State 0-0
Tulane 0-0
Utah 0-0
Vanderbilt 1-1
Virginia 0-2
Washington 1-0
Western Kentucky 0-0
Totals 76-82 (.478)
Notre Dame Career Assists
Rk. Player Assists 1. Mary Gavin (1985-88) 778 2. Karen Robinson (1988-91) 579 3. Coquese Washington (1990-93) 556 4. Mollie Peirick (1995-97) 448 5. Jeannine Augustin (1994-97) 383 6. Laura Dougherty (1982-85) 326 7. Sara Liebscher (1988-91) 312 8. Kara Leary (1991-94) 311 9. Beth Morgan (1994-97) 28210. Diondra Toney (1986-89) 256
Notre Dame Career Rebounds
Rk. Player Rebounds 1. Letitia Bowen (1992-95) 999 2. Katryna Gaither (1994-97) 950 3. Mary Beth Schueth (1982-85) 853 4. Margaret Nowlin (1989-92) 824 5. Shari Matvey (1980-83) 774 6. Sandy Botham (1985-88) 773 7. Krissi Davis (1988-91) 730 8. Heidi Bunek (1986-89) 644 9. Beth Morgan (1994-97) 61910. Jane Politiski (1978-80) 599
Chart Busters
Here’s a look at where Katryna Gaither and Beth Morgan stand on the all-time Notre Dame career lists:
Points1. Beth Morgan 2,3042. Katryna Gaither 2,098
Scoring Average1. Beth Morgan 18.62. Katryna Gaither 16.5
Field Goals Made1. Katryna Gaither 8892. Beth Morgan 816
Field Goals Attempted1. Beth Morgan 1,8312. Katryna Gaither 1,459
Field Goal Percentage1. Katryna Gaither .609
Free Throws Made1. Beth Morgan 4452. Katryna Gaither 320
Free Throws Attempted1. Beth Morgan 5452. Katryna Gaither 543
Free Throw Percentage1. Beth Morgan .817
Rebounds1. Letitia Bowen (1991-95) 9992. Katryna Gaither 9739. Beth Morgan 619
Rebounding Average1. Jane Politiski (1977-80) 9.55. Katryna Gaither 7.7
Blocked Shots1. Katryna Gaither 141
Steals1. Coquese Washington 3075. Katryna Gaither 2078. Beth Morgan 194
Games Played1. Katryna Gaither 1272. Beth Morgan 124
10-Point Games1. Beth Morgan 1142. Katryna Gaither 100
20-Point Games1. Beth Morgan 562. Katryna Gaither 49
Notre Dame Versus No. 1
Notre Dame’s meeting with top-ranked Connecticut marked the sixth time a Notre Dame women’s basketball team has faced the No.1 team in the country. The Irish are 0-6 in games versus number one.
Louisiana Tech
lost 81-39 (2-11-83) at Notre Dame, IN
Tennessee
lost 77-54 (12-3-89) at Notre Dame, IN
lost 105-70 (1-7-94) at Notre Dame, IN
Texas lost 84-59 (12-5-86) at Austin, TX
Connecticut
lost 72-49 (2-9-97) at Storrs, CT
lost 86-77 (3-4-97) at Storrs, CT