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2024–25 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball team

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2024–25 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 10
APNo. 10
Record5–2 (0–0 ACC)
Head coach
Associate head coachCarol Owens (25th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Michaela Mabrey (6th season)
  • Charel Allen (3rd season)
Home arenaPurcell Pavilion
Seasons
2024–25 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Georgia Tech 0 0   8 0   1.000
No. 8 Duke 0 0   8 1   .889
California 0 0   7 1   .875
Miami (FL) 0 0   7 1   .875
No. 16 North Carolina 0 0   7 1   .875
Stanford 0 0   7 1   .875
Florida State 0 0   8 2   .800
Virginia Tech 0 0   7 2   .778
Clemson 0 0   5 2   .714
No. 10 Notre Dame 0 0   5 2   .714
Boston College 0 0   6 3   .667
Virginia 0 0   6 3   .667
Wake Forest 0 0   6 3   .667
No. 22 Louisville 0 0   5 3   .625
SMU 0 0   5 3   .625
NC State 0 0   4 3   .571
Pittsburgh 0 0   5 5   .500
Syracuse 0 0   4 5   .444
2025 ACC tournament winner
As of December 4, 2024
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2024–25 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball team will represent the University of Notre Dame during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Fighting Irish will be led by fifth-year head coach Niele Ivey and will play their home games at Purcell Pavilion in Notre Dame, Indiana as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Previous season

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The Fighting Irish finished the season 28–7 overall and 13–5 in ACC play to finish in a three-way tie for second place. As the fourth seed in the ACC tournament, they earned a bye into the Quarterfinals where they defeated fifth seed Louisville. They defeated first seed Virginia Tech in the Semifinals and second seed NC State to win the title. It was their sixth overall title and first since 2019. They received the ACC's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament, marking the third straight time the Fighting Irish qualified for the tournament. As the second seed in the Albany 1 region they defeated fifteenth seed Kent State in the First Round and seventh seed Ole Miss in the Second Round before losing to third seed Oregon State in the Sweet Sixteen to end their season.

Offseason

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Departures

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Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Jenna Brown 0 G 5'10" Graduate Student Atlanta, Georgia Graduated
Becky Obinma 10 F 6'2" Graduate Student Menifee, California Graduated
Anna DeWolfe 13 G 5'8" Graduate Student Cumberland, Maine Graduated
Natalija Marshall 15 F 6'5" Redshirt Junior Queens, New York Transferred to Miami (FL)[1]

Incoming transfers

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Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous School
Liatu King 20 F 6'0" Graduate Student Washington, D.C. Pittsburgh[2]
Liza Karlen 32 F 6'2" Graduate Student Saint Paul, Minnesota Marquette[3]

2024 recruiting class

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Source:[4]

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Kate Koval
P
Kyiv, Ukraine Long Island Lutheran 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) N/A Nov 14, 2023 
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 98
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster

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2024–25 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 2 Emma Risch 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Palm Bay Magnet Melbourne, FL
G 3 Hannah Hidalgo 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Paul VI Merchantville, NJ
G 5 Olivia Miles 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Jr Blair Academy Phillipsburg, NJ
G 8 Cassandre Prosper 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Cairine Wilson Montreal, QC
G 11 Sonia Citron 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr The Ursuline School Eastchester, NY
F 13 Kate Koval 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Fr Long Island Lutheran Kyiv, Ukraine
G 14 KK Bransford 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Mount Notre Dame Cincinnati, OH
F 20 Liatu King 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Sr Pittsburgh Washington, D.C.
F 21 Maddy Westbeld 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Sr Fairmont Kettering, OH
F 22 Kylee Watson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Sr Oregon Linwood, NJ
G 25 Sarah Cernugel 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) RS Sr Hinsdale Central Westmont, IL
F 32 Liza Karlen 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Sr Marquette St. Paul, MN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: August 28, 2024

Schedule and results

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Source:[5]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2024*
7:00 p.m.
No. 6 Davenport W 101–41 
 31  Hidalgo   14  King   9  Tied  Purcell Pavilion (6,253)
Notre Dame, IN
Regular season
November 4, 2024*
5:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 6 Mercyhurst W 105–61  1–0
 24  King   11  King   10  Miles  Purcell Pavilion (7,183)
Notre Dame, IN
November 10, 2024*
7:00 p.m., FS1
No. 6 at Purdue W 102–58  2–0
 28  Hidalgo   15  King   4  Koval  Mackey Arena (5,854)
West Lafayette, IN
November 13, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 6 James Madison W 92–46  3–0
 24  Hidalgo   16  Koval   8  Miles  Purcell Pavilion (6,716)
Notre Dame, IN
November 17, 2024*
2:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 6 at Lafayette W 91–55  4–0
 29  Hidalgo   19  Koval   7  Miles  Kirby Sports Center (2,329)
Easton, PA
November 23, 2024*
4:00 p.m., NBC
No. 6 at No. 3 USC W 74–61  5–0
 24  Hidalgo   11  King   8  Hidalgo  Galen Center (7,894)
Los Angeles, CA
November 29, 2024*
5:00 p.m., FloHoops
No. 3 vs. No. 17 TCU
Cayman Islands Classic
L 68–76  5–1
 27  Hidalgo   13  King   5  Hidalgo  John Gray Gymnasium (1,034)
Georgetown, Cayman Islands
November 30, 2024*
5:00 p.m., FloHoops
No. 3 vs. Utah
Cayman Islands Classic
L 67–78  5–2
 22  Citron   11  King   7  Miles  John Gray Gymnasium (885)
Georgetown, Cayman Islands
December 5, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 10 No. 4 Texas
ACC–SEC Challenge
      Purcell Pavilion 
Notre Dame, IN
December 8, 2024
12:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 10 at Syracuse       JMA Wireless Dome 
Syracuse, NY
December 12, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN
Connecticut
Rivalry
      Purcell Pavilion 
Notre Dame, IN
December 15, 2024*
2:00 p.m., ACCNX
Eastern Michigan       Purcell Pavilion 
Notre Dame, IN
December 22, 2024*
12:00 p.m., ACCNX
Loyola (MD)       Purcell Pavilion 
Notre Dame, IN
December 29, 2024
12:00 p.m., ACCN
Virginia       Purcell Pavilion 
Notre Dame, IN
January 5, 2025
1:00 p.m., ESPN
at North Carolina       Carmichael Arena 
Chapel Hill, NC
January 9, 2025
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
Wake Forest       Purcell Pavilion 
Notre Dame, IN
January 12, 2025
2:00 p.m., The CW
at Clemson       Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, SC
January 16, 2025
6:00 p.m., ACCN
Georgia Tech       Purcell Pavilion 
Notre Dame, IN
January 19, 2025
6:00 p.m., ACCN
SMU       Purcell Pavilion 
Notre Dame, IN
January 23, 2025
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
at Boston College       Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, MA
January 30, 2025
6:00 p.m., ACCNX
at Virginia Tech       Cassell Coliseum 
Blacksburg, VA
February 2, 2025
12:00 p.m., ESPN2
at Louisville       KFC Yum! Center 
Louisville, KY
February 6, 2025
8:30 p.m., ESPN
Stanford       Purcell Pavilion 
Notre Dame, IN
February 9, 2025
2:00 p.m., ACCN
California       Purcell Pavilion 
Notre Dame, IN
February 13, 2025
8:00 p.m., ACCN
at Pittsburgh       Peterson Events Center 
Pittsburgh, PA
February 17, 2025
TBA, ESPN/ESPN2
Duke       Purcell Pavilion 
Notre Dame, IN
February 20, 2025
7:00 p.m., ACCN
at Miami (FL)       Watsco Center 
Coral Gables, FL
February 23, 2025
12:00 p.m., ESPN
at NC State       Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, NC
February 27, 2025
8:00 p.m., ACCN
Florida State       Purcell Pavilion 
Notre Dame, IN
March 2, 2025
TBA, ESPN
Louisville       Purcell Pavilion 
Notre Dame, IN
ACC Women's Tournament

vs.        Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
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AP6663 (3)10
Coaches5553 (5)10

References

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  1. ^ "Natalija Marshall Joins Miami Women's Basketball as Grad Transfer". miamihurricanes.com. University of Miami Athletics. April 27, 2024. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
  2. ^ "Notre Dame lands Pitt transfer Liatu King". Kilgore News Herald. Field Level Media. May 6, 2024. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
  3. ^ Philippou, Alexa (May 6, 2024). "Notre Dame adds Liza Karlen, Liatu King via transfer portal". ESPN. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
  4. ^ "2024 High School Girls' Basketball Recruits – Notre Dame – ESPN". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
  5. ^ "2024–25 Women's Basketball schedule". und.com. University of Notre Dame. Retrieved October 26, 2024.