2022–23 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball team
2022–23 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball | |
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ACC regular season champions | |
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen | |
Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 11 |
AP | No. 10 (tie) |
Record | 27–6 (15–3 ACC) |
Head coach |
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Associate head coach | Carol Owens (23rd season) |
Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Purcell Pavilion |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 10т Notre Dame | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 27 | – | 6 | .818 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 13 Duke | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 26 | – | 7 | .788 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 4 Virginia Tech † | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 31 | – | 4 | .886 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisville | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 26 | – | 12 | .684 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida State | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 23 | – | 10 | .697 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami (FL) | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 22 | – | 13 | .629 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 20 North Carolina | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 22 | – | 11 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NC State | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Syracuse | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Clemson | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 19 | – | 16 | .543 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston College | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 16 | – | 17 | .485 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wake Forest | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 17 | – | 17 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 15 | – | 15 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Tech | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 13 | – | 17 | .433 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pittsburgh | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 10 | – | 20 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2023 ACC tournament winner As of March 27, 2023 Rankings from AP poll |
The 2022–23 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Fighting Irish were led by third year head coach Niele Ivey and played their home games at Purcell Pavilion as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
The Fighting Irish finished the season 27–6 overall and 15–3 in ACC play, to finish as conference champions. This was their seventh regular season championship, and first since 2018–19. As the first seed in the ACC tournament, they defeated eighth seed NC State in the Quarterfinals before losing to fourth seed Louisville in the Semifinals. They received and at-large bid to the NCAA tournament and were the third seed in the Greenville 1 Region. They defeated fourteenth seed Southern Utah in the First Round and eleventh seed Mississippi State in the Second Round before losing to second seed Maryland in the Sweet Sixteen to end their season. Their postseason performance was impacted by an injury to Olivia Miles, who was an All-ACC First Team selection.[1]
Previous season
[edit]The Fighting Irish finished the season 24–10 overall and 13–5 in ACC play, to finish in a three way tie for third place. As the third seed in the ACC tournament, they defeated sixth seed Georgia Tech in the Quarterfinals before losing to seventh seed Miami in the Semifinals. They received and at-large bid to the NCAA tournament and were the fifth seed in the Bridgeport Region. They defeated twelfth seed UMass in the First Round and fourth seed Oklahoma in the Second Round before losing to NC State in the Sweet Sixteen to end their season.
Offseason
[edit]Departures
[edit]Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
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Maya Dodson | 0 | F | 6'3" | Graduate Student | Alpharetta, Georgia | Graduated; drafted 26th overall in the 2022 WNBA draft |
Katlyn Gilbert | 10 | G | 5'10" | Senior | Indianapolis, Indiana | Graduated; Transferred to Missouri[2] |
Abby Prohaska | 12 | G | 5'10" | Senior | Liberty Township, Ohio | Graduated; Transferred to San Diego State[3] |
Anaya Peoples | 21 | G | 5'10" | Junior | Danville, Illinois | Transferred to DePaul[4] |
Sam Brunelle | 33 | F | 6'2" | Junior | Ruckersville, Virginia | Transferred to Virginia[5] |
Incoming Transfers
[edit]Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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Jenna Brown | 0 | G | 5'10" | Graduate Student | Atlanta, Georgia | Stanford[6] |
Lauren Zwetizg | 20 | G | 5'9" | Junior | Fort Collins, Colorado | Haverford[7] |
Kylee Watson | 22 | F | 6'4" | Junior | Linwood, New Jersey | Oregon[8] |
Lauren Ebo | 33 | C | 6'4" | Graduate Student | Washington, D.C. | Texas[9] |
2022 recruiting class
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Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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KK Bransford G |
Cincinnati, Ohio | Mount Notre Dame | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | N/A | ||
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 95 | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule and results
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Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
October 31, 2022* 7:00 p.m. |
No. 9 | Truman State | W 92–47 | – |
Purcell Pavilion (1,484) Notre Dame, IN | ||||||
Regular season | |||||||||||
November 7, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 9 | Northern Illinois | W 88–48 | 1–0 |
Purcell Pavilion (2,545) Notre Dame, IN | ||||||
November 12, 2022* 4:00 p.m., NBC |
No. 9 | vs. California Citi Shamrock Classic |
W 90–79 | 2–0 |
Enterprise Center (4,212) St. Louis, MO | ||||||
November 16, 2022* 9:00 p.m., BTN |
No. 9 | at Northwestern | W 92–58 | 3–0 |
Welsh–Ryan Arena (1,176) Evanston, IL | ||||||
November 20, 2022* 4:00 p.m., ACCN |
No. 9 | Ball State | W 95–60 | 4–0 |
Purcell Pavilion (3,438) Notre Dame, IN | ||||||
November 24, 2022* 4:15 p.m., FloSports |
No. 7 | vs. American Goombay Splash |
W 90–65 | 5–0 |
Gateway Christian Academy (244) Bimini, Bahamas | ||||||
November 26, 2022* 4:15 p.m., FloSports |
No. 7 | vs. Arizona State Goombay Splash |
W 85–65 | 6–0 |
Gateway Christian Academy (261) Bimini, Bahamas | ||||||
December 1, 2022* 6:30 p.m., ESPN2 |
No. 7 | No. 20 Maryland ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge |
L 72–74 | 6–1 |
Purcell Pavilion (3,131) Notre Dame, IN | ||||||
December 4, 2022* 3:00 p.m., ABC |
No. 7 | No. 3 Connecticut Jimmy V Women's Classic / Rivalry |
W 74–60 | 7–1 |
Purcell Pavilion (9,149) Notre Dame, IN | ||||||
December 8, 2022* 6:00 p.m. |
No. 5 | at Lafayette | Postponed due to health and safety protocols within the Lafayette program.[12] | Kirby Sports Center Easton, PA | |||||||
December 10, 2022* 12:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 5 | Merrimack | W 108–44 | 8–1 |
Purcell Pavilion (4,670) Notre Dame, IN | ||||||
December 18, 2022 4:00 p.m., ACCN |
No. 5 | at No. 6 Virginia Tech | W 63–52 | 9–1 (1–0) |
Cassell Coliseum (4,206) Blacksburg, VA | ||||||
December 21, 2022* 12:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 5 | Western Michigan | W 85–57 | 10–1 |
Purcell Pavilion (4,772) Notre Dame, IN | ||||||
December 29, 2022 6:00 p.m., ACCN |
No. 5 | at Miami (FL) | W 66–63 | 11–1 (2–0) |
Watsco Center (2,153) Coral Gables, FL | ||||||
January 1, 2023 12:00 p.m., ACCN |
No. 5 | Boston College | W 85–48 | 12–1 (3–0) |
Purcell Pavilion (5,532) Notre Dame, IN | ||||||
January 8, 2023 4:00 p.m., ACCN |
No. 4 | at No. 22 North Carolina | L 50–60 | 12–2 (3–1) |
Carmichael Arena (3,976) Chapel Hill, NC | ||||||
January 12, 2023 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 7 | Wake Forest | W 86–47 | 13–2 (4–1) |
Purcell Pavilion (4,319) Notre Dame, IN | ||||||
January 15, 2023 2:00 p.m., ACCN |
No. 7 | at Syracuse | W 72–56 | 14–2 (5–1) |
Carrier Dome (3,736) Syracuse, NY | ||||||
January 19, 2023 7:00 p.m., ACCRSN |
No. 7 | at Clemson | W 57–54 | 15–2 (6–1) |
Littlejohn Coliseum (1,259) Clemson, SC | ||||||
January 22, 2023 2:00 p.m., ACCN |
No. 7 | Virginia | W 76–54 | 16–2 (7–1) |
Purcell Pavilion (6,442) Notre Dame, IN | ||||||
January 26, 2023 8:00 p.m., ACCRSN |
No. 7 | No. 24 Florida State | W 70–47 | 17–2 (8–1) |
Purcell Pavilion (4,956) Notre Dame, IN | ||||||
January 29, 2023 3:00 p.m., ESPN |
No. 7 | at No. 20 NC State | L 65–69 | 17–3 (8–2) |
Reynolds Coliseum (5,500) Raleigh, NC | ||||||
February 2, 2023 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 9 | at Boston College | W 72–59 | 18–3 (9–2) |
Conte Forum (1,378) Chestnut Hill, MA | ||||||
February 5, 2023 1:00 p.m., ACCRSN |
No. 9 | No. 16 Duke | L 52–57 | 18–4 (9–3) |
Purcell Pavilion (9,149) Notre Dame, IN | ||||||
February 9, 2023 6:00 p.m., ACCN |
No. 10 | Pittsburgh | W 69–63 | 19–4 (10–3) |
Purcell Pavilion (4,716) Notre Dame, IN | ||||||
February 12, 2023 4:00 p.m., ACCN |
No. 10 | Syracuse | W 73–64 | 20–4 (11–3) |
Purcell Pavilion (5,239) Notre Dame, IN | ||||||
February 16, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN |
No. 10 | Louisville | W 78–76 OT | 21–4 (12–3) |
Purcell Pavilion (5,245) Notre Dame, IN | ||||||
February 19, 2023 2:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 10 | at Pittsburgh | W 83–43 | 22–4 (13–3) |
Peterson Events Center (2,829) Pittsburgh, PA | ||||||
February 23, 2023 6:00 p.m., ACCRSN |
No. 10 | Georgia Tech | W 76–53 | 23–4 (14–3) |
Purcell Pavilion (5,297) Notre Dame, IN | ||||||
February 26, 2023 12:00 p.m., ESPN |
No. 10 | at Louisville | W 68–65 | 24–4 (15–3) |
KFC Yum! Center (12,015) Louisville, KY | ||||||
ACC Women's Tournament | |||||||||||
March 3, 2023 2:00 p.m., ACCN |
(1) No. 10 | vs. (8) NC State Quarterfinals |
W 66–60 | 25–4 |
Greensboro, NC (6,151) Greensboro Coliseum | ||||||
March 4, 2023 12:00 p.m., ACCN |
(1) No. 10 | vs. (4) Louisville Semifinals |
L 38–64 | 25–5 |
Greensboro, NC (7,122) Greensboro Coliseum | ||||||
NCAA Women's Tournament | |||||||||||
March 17, 2023* 3:30 p.m., ESPN2 |
(3 G1) No. 10 | (14 G1) Southern Utah First Round |
W 82–56 | 26–5 |
Purcell Pavilion (3,950) Notre Dame, IN | ||||||
March 19, 2023* 3:30 p.m., ESPN |
(3 G1) No. 10 | (11 G1) Mississippi State Second Round |
W 53–48 | 27–5 |
Purcell Pavilion (4,565) Notre Dame, IN | ||||||
March 25, 2023* 11:30 a.m., ESPN |
(3 G1) No. 10 | vs. (2 G1) No. 7 Maryland Sweet Sixteen |
L 59–76 | 27–6 |
Bon Secours Wellness Arena Greenville, SC | ||||||
Rankings
[edit]Poll | Pre- Season |
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Week 3 |
Week 4 |
Week 5 |
Week 6 |
Week 7 |
Week 8 |
Week 9 |
Week 10 |
Week 11 |
Week 12 |
Week 13 |
Week 14 |
Week 15 |
Week 16 |
Week 17 |
Week 18 |
Week 19 |
Final |
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AP | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10т | N/A |
Coaches | 10 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Note: The AP does not release a final poll.
Increase in ranking | ||
Decrease in ranking | ||
Not ranked in previous week | ||
(RV) | Received Votes | |
(NR) | Not Ranked |
References
[edit]- ^ Philippou, Alexa (March 16, 2023). "Notre Dame star Olivia Miles out for season with knee injury". ESPN. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
- ^ "WBB Inks Grad Transfer Katlyn Gilbert". mutigers.com. University of Missouri. May 23, 2022. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
- ^ "Aztecs Add Notre Dame Transfer Abby Prohaska". goaztecs.com. San Diego State University. May 10, 2022. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
- ^ "Anaya Peoples, former Notre Dame women's basketball guard, transfers to DePaul". ndinsider.com. NDInsider. April 15, 2022. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
- ^ "Former Notre Dame women's basketball forward Sam Brunelle lands at University of Virginia". ndinsider.com. NDInsider. April 10, 2022. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
- ^ "Notre Dame women add Stanford transfer Jenna Brown to roster". ndinsider.com. NDInsider. April 26, 2022. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
- ^ "Newsstand: Notre Dame women's basketball adds third walk-on to 2022-23 roster". on3.com. ON3. August 11, 2022. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
- ^ Gill, Mike (April 26, 2022). "Former Mainland Basketball Star Kylee Watson Transferring to Notre Dame". 973espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
- ^ "Lauren Ebo Announces her Transfer Destination". si.com. FanNation. April 30, 2022. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
- ^ "2022 High School Girls' Basketball Recruits – Notre Dame – ESPN". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
- ^ "2022–23 Women's Basketball schedule". und.com. University of Notre Dame. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
- ^ "NOTRE DAME-LAFAYETTE CONTEST POSTPONED" (Press release). Notre Dame Fighting Irish. December 6, 2022. Retrieved December 8, 2022.