2013–14 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball team

2013–14 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball
ACC Regular Season Champions
ACC Tournament Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament South Bend Regional Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, Championship Game, L 79–58
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches #2
AP #2
2013–14 record 37–1 (16–0 ACC)
Head coach Muffet McGraw
Assistant coach Carol Owens
Assistant coach Beth Cunningham
Assistant coach Niele Ivey
Home arena Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center
2013–14 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#2 Notre Dame† 16 – 0   1.000     37 – 1   .974
#9 Duke 12 – 4   .750     28 – 7   .800
#11 Maryland 12 – 4   .750     28 – 7   .800
#16 NC State 11 – 5   .688     25 – 8   .758
Syracuse 10 – 6   .625     23 – 10   .697
#12 North Carolina 10 – 6   .625     27 – 10   .730
Georgia Tech 9 – 7   .563     20 – 12   .625
Miami (FL) 8 – 8   .500     16 – 15   .516
Florida State 7 – 9   .438     21 – 12   .636
Virginia 6 – 10   .375     14 – 17   .452
Wake Forest 5 – 11   .313     15 – 16   .484
Virginia Tech 4 – 12   .250     14 – 16   .467
Clemson 4 – 12   .250     13 – 19   .406
Pittsburgh 3 – 13   .188     11 – 20   .355
Boston College 3 – 13   .188     12 – 19   .387
† 2014 ACC Tournament winner
As of 8 April 2014; Rankings from AP Poll]][1][2]

The 2013–14 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball team will represent University of Notre Dame during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Fighting Irish, led by twenty-seventh year head coach Muffet McGraw, played their home games at the Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center and are 1st year members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season with 37–1 overall, 16–0 in ACC play to win both of the ACC Regular Season and Tournament. They earn an automatic bid to the 2014 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament which they defeat Robert Morris in the first round, Arizona State in the second round, Oklahoma State in the sweet sixteen, Baylor in the elite eight to make it to their sixth final four which they defeat Maryland. In the championship game they lost to Connecticut, ending their school-record 37-game streak.

Roster

2013–14 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year High School/Junior College Home town
F 11 Achonwa, NatalieNatalie Achonwa style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr St. Mary's Catholic Guelph, ON
G 15 Allen, LindsayLindsay Allen style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr St. John's College Mitchellville, MD
F 44 Braker, ArielAriel Braker style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Grosse Pointe North Grosse Pointe Woods, MI
G 22 Cable, MadisonMadison Cable style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Mt. Lebanon Mt. Lebanon, PA
G 3 Holloway, WhitneyWhitney Holloway style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Jr Montini Catholic Plainfield, IL
G 24 Huffman, HannahHannah Huffman style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Carondelet Diablo, CA
G 32 Loyd, JewellJewell Loyd style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Niles West Lincolnwood, IL
G 23 Mabrey, MichaelaMichaela Mabrey style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Manasquan Belmar, NJ
G 21 McBride, KaylaKayla McBride style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Villa Maria Academy Erie, PA
F 5 Nelson, KristinaKristina Nelson style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Buford Buford, GA
F 12 Reimer, TayaTaya Reimer style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Hamilton Southeastern Fishers, IN
C 35 Thompson, DiamondDiamond Thompson style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Wheaton Warrenville South Wheaton, IL
F 34 Wright, MarkishaMarkisha Wright style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Des Moines East Des Moines, IA
Head coach

Muffet McGraw

Assistant coach(es)

Carol Owens
Beth Cunningham
Niele Ivey

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2013-10-17

Schedule

Date Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
10/30/2013* #6 California (PA) W 118–49  – Edmund P. Joyce Center (7,743)
Regular Season
11/09/2013* #6 UNC Wilmington W 99–50  1–0 Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,572)
11/11/2013* #6 #19 Michigan State W 81–62  2–0 Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,242)
11/16/2013* #6 Valparaiso W 96–46  3–0 Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,508)
11/23/2013* #5 at Penn W 76–54  4–0 Palestra (1,025)
11/26/2013* #5 #25 DePaul W 92–76  5–0 Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,518)
12/01/2013* #5 vs. Duquesne W 100–61  6–0 Mattamy Athletic Centre (933)
12/04/2013* #4 at #10 Penn State
(ACC – Big Ten Women's Challenge)		 W 77–67  7–0 Bryce Jordan Center (5,805)
12/07/2013* #4 UCLA W 90–48  8–0 Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,501)
12/14/2013* #4 at Michigan W 86–64  9–0 Crisler Center (3,330)
12/22/2013* #4 Central Michigan W 106–72  10–0 Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,775)
12/29/2013* #2 at Oregon State W 70–58  11–0 Gill Coliseum (4,032)
01/02/2014* #2 South Dakota State W 94–51  12–0 Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,867)
01/05/2014 #2 Clemson W 71–51  13–0 (1–0) Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,599)
01/09/2014 #2 Boston College W 95–53  14–0 (2–0) Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,474)
01/12/2014 #2 at Virginia W 79–72  15–0 (3–0) John Paul Jones Arena (4,451)
01/16/2014 #2 at Pittsburgh W 109–66  16–0 (4–0) Petersen Events Center (2,768)
01/16/2014* #2 at #12 Tennessee W 86–70  17–0 Thompson–Boling Arena (13,346)
01/23/2014 #2 Miami (FL) W 79–52  18–0 (5–0) Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,304)
01/27/2014 #2 at #8 Maryland W 87–83  19–0 (6–0) Comcast Center (7,668)
01/30/2014 #2 Virginia Tech W 74–48  20–0 (7–0) Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,556)
02/02/2014 #2 at #3 Duke W 88–67  21–0 (8–0) Cameron Indoor Stadium (7,018)
02/06/2014 #2 at Florida State W 81–60  22–0 (9–0) Donald L. Tucker Center (2,331)
02/09/2014 #2 Syracuse W 101–64  23–0 (10–0) Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149)
02/13/2014 #2 at Boston College W 82–61  24–0 (11–0) Conte Forum (804)
02/17/2014 #2 Georgia Tech W 87–72  25–0 (12–0) Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,808)
02/20/2014 #2 at Wake Forest W 86–61  26–0 (13–0) LJVM Coliseum (1,435)
02/23/2014 #2 #7 Duke W 81–70  27–0 (14–0) Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149)
02/27/2014 #2 #14 North Carolina W 100–75  28–0 (15–0) Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149)
03/02/2014 #2 at #13 NC State W 84–60  29–0 (16–0) Reynolds Coliseum (3,516)
2014 ACC Women's Basketball Tournament
03/07/2014 #2 vs. Florida State
(Quarterfinals)		 W 83–57  30–0 (16–0) Greensboro Coliseum (4,506)
03/08/2014 #2 vs. #14 NC State
(Semifinals)		 W 83–48  31–0 (16–0) Greensboro Coliseum (N/A)
03/09/2014 #2 vs. #10 Duke
(Championship Game)		 W 69–53  32–0 (16–0) Greensboro Coliseum (8,190)
2014 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament
03/22/2014* #2 vs. Robert Morris
(First Round)		 W 93–42  33–0 Savage Arena (4,312)
03/24/2014* #2 vs. Arizona State
(Second Round)		 W 84–67  34–0 Savage Arena (3,544)
03/29/2014* #2 #21 Oklahoma State
(Sweet Sixteen)		 W 89–72  35–0 Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,774)
03/31/2014* #2 #5 Baylor
(Elite Eight)		 W 88–69  36–0 Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,774)
04/06/2014 #2 vs. #11 Maryland
(Final Four)		 W 87–61  37–0 Bridgestone Arena (17,548)
04/08/2014* #2 vs. #1 Connecticut
(Championship Game)		 L 58–79  37–1 Bridgestone Arena (17,570)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[3]

Rankings

Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
Poll Pre
Nov. 4 		Wk 2
Nov. 11 		Wk 3
Nov. 18 		Wk 4
Nov. 25 		Wk 5
Dec. 2 		Wk 6
Dec. 9 		Wk 7
Dec. 16 		Wk 8
Dec. 23 		Wk 9
Dec. 30 		Wk 10
Jan. 6 		Wk 11
Jan. 13 		Wk 12
Jan. 20 		Wk 13
Jan. 27 		Wk 14
Feb. 3 		Wk 15
Feb. 10 		Wk 16
Feb. 17 		Wk 17
Feb. 24 		Wk 18
Mar. 3 		Wk 19
Mar. 10 		Final
AP 6 6 5 5 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Coaches 7 6 6 6 5 4T 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

See also

2013–14 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team

References

  1. ↑ "NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Standings - 2013-14". ESPN. Retrieved 11 Apr 2014.
  2. ↑ "2014 NCAA Women's Basketball Rankings - AP Top 25 Postseason (Mar. 17)". ESPN. Retrieved 11 Apr 2014.
  3. ↑ "2013-14 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball Schedule". Notre Dame Athletics. Retrieved 2014-01-22.