Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball

Notre Dame Fighting Irish

2015–16 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball team

University

University of Notre Dame

Conference

ACC

Location

Notre Dame, IN

Head coach

Muffet McGraw (25th year)

Arena

Purcell Pavilion
at the Edmund P. Joyce Center
(Capacity: 9,149)

Nickname

Fighting Irish

Colors

Blue and Gold^[1]

Uniforms

Home

Away

Alternate

NCAA/AIAW Tournament champions

2001

NCAA/AIAW Tournament runner-up

2011, 2012, 2014, 2015

NCAA/AIAW Tournament Final Four

1997, 2001, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015

NCAA/AIAW Tournament Elite Eight

1997, 2001, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015

NCAA/AIAW Tournament Sweet Sixteen

1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016

NCAA/AIAW Tournament second round

1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016

NCAA/AIAW Tournament appearances

1992, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016

Conference tournament champions

1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994 (MCC)
2013 (Big East)
2014, 2015, 2016 (ACC)

Conference regular season champions

1985, 1986 (North Star)
1989, 1990, 1991, 1994, 1995 (MCC)
2001, 2012, 2013 (Big East)
2014, 2015, 2016 (ACC)

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball team is the intercollegiate women's basketball program representing the University of Notre Dame in Notre Dame, Indiana. The program currently competes in the Atlantic Coast Conference of NCAA Division I. They have one NCAA National Championship. They play their home games in the Purcell Pavilion at the Edmund P. Joyce Center. The Fighting Irish are currently coached by Muffet McGraw.

History

Current coach Muffet McGraw has been the women's head coach since 1987^[2] and has led Notre Dame to six Final Four appearances (1997, 2001, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014), winning the National Championship in 2001 by beating Purdue 68–66. The 2001 team was led by 6-foot-5 center and future WNBA star Ruth Riley. Under McGraw's stewardship, Notre Dame has made it to the Sweet Sixteen in 6 out of the last 11 seasons, and has had 20-win seasons in 14 out of the past 15 seasons. She has led the Irish to 15 NCAA tournament appearances including a current streak of 13 straight. In the current streak, Notre Dame has made it to the second round in all but one of the appearances.

McGraw would take the Fighting Irish back to the Final Four in 2011 under the play of star point guard Skylar Diggins, beating Pat Summitt's Tennessee Lady Volunteers; the program's first win against the Lady Vols in 21 tries. That win was followed by an upset of the number one-ranked UConn Huskies (making Notre Dame the first team ever to beat both Tennessee and UConn in the same tournament) to advance the Fighting Irish to the 2011 championship game, where it lost to Texas A&M. The Irish would return to the championship game in 2012, losing to unbeaten Baylor after winning the Big East regular season title and beating UConn again to reach the final.

In the 2012–2013 season, the Irish, led by Diggins and shooting guard Kayla McBride, posted their best regular season record in school history (31–1), despite losing Big East defensive player of the year Devereaux Peters and two other starters to graduation. Their only regular season loss was to Baylor, and the team posted wins over #9 Tennessee in Knoxville and a narrow 1 point at #1 Connecticut. The Irish completed an undefeated 16–0 Big East regular season championship vs #3 Connecticut in the final game of the season, winning a triple overtime thriller to close out Diggins’ career in South Bend. UConn and Notre Dame would again meet in the Big East Tournament final, with Notre Dame winning narrowly 61–59 to claim their first ever Big East tournament championship. Notre Dame had lost to UConn in the finale 6 previous times. Notre Dame returned to a school record third Final 4 and are currently riding a school record 30-game win streak.

Awards and honors

National awards

Naismith College Player of the Year

Ruth Riley – 2001

AP National Player of the Year

Ruth Riley – 2001

Sports Illustrated National Player of the Year

Ruth Riley – 2001

NCAA Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player

Ruth Riley – 2001

Nancy Lieberman Award

Skylar Diggins – 2012
Skylar Diggins – 2013

Conference awards

Players

ACC Player of the Year

Jewell Loyd – 2015

Big East Player of the Year

Ruth Riley – 2001
Jacqueline Batteast – 2005
Skylar Diggins – 2012, 2013

Big East Freshman of the Year

Alicia Ratay – 2000
Jacqueline Batteast – 2002
Jewel Lloyd – 2013

Big East Defensive Player of the Year

Ruth Riley – 1999, 2000, 2001
Devereaux Peters – 2011, 2012

Midwestern Collegiate Conference/Horizon League Player of the Year

Karen Robinson – 1990, 1991

North Star Conference Player of the Year

Trena Keys – 1985, 1986

Coaches

ACC Coach of the Year

Muffet McGraw – 2014

Big East Coach of the Year

Muffet McGraw – 2001, 2013

Midwestern Collegiate Conference/Horizon League Coach of the Year

Muffet McGraw – 1991

North Star Conference Coach of the Year

Mary DiStanislao – 1985, 1986
Muffet McGraw – 1988

Season-by-season results

Season	Coach	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Sharon Petro () (1977–1980)
1977–78	Sharon Petro	13–4		—	—
1978–79	Sharon Petro	16–6		—	—
1979–80	Sharon Petro	20–10		—	—
Petro:		49–20
Mary DiStanislao () (1980–1983)
1980–81	Mary DiStanislao	10–18	–	—	—
1981–82	Mary DiStanislao	16–9	–	—	—
1982–83	Mary DiStanislao	20–7	–	—	—
Mary DiStanislao (North Star Conference) (1983–1987)
1983–84	Mary DiStanislao	14–14	6–4	—	—
1984–85	Mary DiStanislao	20–8	13–1	1st	—
1985–86	Mary DiStanislao	23–8	13–1	1st	—
1986–87	Mary DiStanislao	12–15	4–2	—	—
DiStanislao:		115–79
Muffet McGraw (North Star Conference) (1987–1988)
1987–88	Muffet McGraw	20–8	7–3	2nd	—
Muffet McGraw (Midwestern Collegiate Conference) (1987–1994)
1988–89	Muffet McGraw	21–11	12–2	T-1st	7th in NWIT
1989–90	Muffet McGraw	23–6	16–0	1st	—
1990–91	Muffet McGraw	23–9	15–1	1st	8th in NWIT
1991–92	Muffet McGraw	14–17	8–4	2nd	NCAA 1st Round
1992–93	Muffet McGraw	15–12	11–5	T-2nd	—
1993–94	Muffet McGraw	22–7	10–2	1st	NCAA 1st Round
1994–95	Muffet McGraw	21–10	15–1	1st	3rd in NWIT
Muffet McGraw (Big East) (1995–2013)
1995–96	Muffet McGraw	23–8	15–3	2nd	NCAA 2nd Round
1996–97	Muffet McGraw	31–7	17–1	2nd	NCAA Final Four
1997–98	Muffet McGraw	22–10	12–6	T-4th	NCAA Sweet 16
1998–99	Muffet McGraw	26–5	15–3	3rd	NCAA 2nd Round
1999–00	Muffet McGraw	27–5	15–1	2nd	NCAA Sweet 16
2000–01	Muffet McGraw	34–2	15–1	T-1st	NCAA Champions
2001–02	Muffet McGraw	20–10	13–3	2nd	NCAA 2nd Round
2002–03	Muffet McGraw	21–11	10–6	5th	NCAA Sweet 16
2003–04	Muffet McGraw	21–11	12–4	T-2nd	NCAA Sweet 16
2004–05	Muffet McGraw	27–6	13–3	T-2nd	NCAA 2nd Round
2005–06	Muffet McGraw	18–12	8–8	10th	NCAA 1st Round
2006–07	Muffet McGraw	20–12	10–6	5th	NCAA 2nd Round
2007–08	Muffet McGraw	25–9	11–5	4th	NCAA Sweet 16
2008–09	Muffet McGraw	22–9	10–6	T-4th	NCAA 1st Round
2009–10	Muffet McGraw	29–6	12–4	T-4th	NCAA Sweet 16
2010–11	Muffet McGraw	31–8	13–3	T-2nd	NCAA Runner-up
2011–12	Muffet McGraw	35–4	15–1	1st	NCAA Runner-up
2012–13	Muffet McGraw	35–2	16–0	1st	NCAA Final Four
Muffet McGraw (ACC) (2013–present)
2013–14	Muffet McGraw	37–1	16–0	1st	NCAA Runner-up
2014–15	Muffet McGraw	36–3	15–1	1st	NCAA Runner-up
2015–16	Muffet McGraw	33–2	16–0	1st	NCAA Sweet 16
McGraw (Total):		730–222
Total:		818–263
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

References

↑ "Athletic Colors". Retrieved 2016-06-22.
↑ "Muffet McGraw Bio :: Notre Dame Women's Basketball :: UND.COM :: The Official Site of Notre Dame Athletics". www.und.com. Retrieved 2016-04-13.

External links

Official website

Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball

Venues	Joyce Center (1977–present)

Rivalries	Connecticut

Culture & lore	Notre Dame Leprechaun

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

University of Notre Dame

Topics	Alumni History Campus Presidents Congregation of Holy Cross Notre Dame, Indiana

Schools and Colleges	College of Arts and Letters College of Engineering College of Science Law School Mendoza College of Business School of Architecture

Academics	Center for the Study of Religion and Society Environmental Research Center History of Science Society Journal of Legislation Medieval Institute Notre Dame Journal of Law, Ethics & Public Policy Notre Dame OpenCourseWare ESTEEM Program Driehaus Architecture Prize American Midland Naturalist

Campus buildings	Basilica of the Sacred Heart Bond Hall Cartier Field Compton Family Ice Arena Edmund P. Joyce Center Fire Department Frank Eck Stadium Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes Legends of Notre Dame Log Chapel Main Building Notre Dame Fieldhouse Notre Dame Stadium Snite Museum of Art Stepan Center Theodore Hesburgh Library Washington Hall

Residence Halls	Residence halls Alumni Badin Breen-Phillips Carroll Cavanaugh Dillon Duncan Dunne Farley Fisher Flaherty Howard Keenan Keough Knott Lewis Lyons McGlinn Morrissey Old College O'Neill Pasquerilla East Pasquerilla West Ryan Siegfried Sorin Stanford St. Edward's Walsh Welsh Family Zahm

Athletics	Bengal Bouts Football Jeweled Shillelagh Leprechaun Baseball Men's Basketball Men's Ice Hockey Men's Lacrosse Men's Soccer Rugby Football Club Women's Basketball Women's Soccer UConn–Notre Dame rivalry Bookstore Basketball

Culture and the arts	Band of the Fighting Irish Irish Guard Laetare Medal Molarity comic strip Notre Dame Collegiate Jazz Festival Notre Dame Glee Club "Notre Dame, Our Mother" (Alma mater) Notre Dame Review Notre Dame Symphony Orchestra "Notre Dame Victory March" (Fight song) Scholastic Summer Shakespeare University of Notre Dame Press WNDU-TV WSND-FM Notre Dame Queer Film Festival

Key people	Fr. Edward Sorin Fr. Theodore Hesburgh Knute Rockne Fr. John Zahm Fr. Edward Malloy Fr. Julius Nieuwland Dan Devine Frank Leahy Ara Parseghian Lou Holtz

Atlantic Coast Conference women's basketball

Teams	Boston College Eagles Clemson Tigers Duke Blue Devils Florida State Seminoles Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Louisville Cardinals Miami Hurricanes NC State Wolfpack North Carolina Tar Heels Notre Dame Fighting Irish Pittsburgh Panthers Syracuse Orange Virginia Cavaliers Virginia Tech Hokies Wake Forest Demon Deacons

Championships & awards	Regular season champions ACC Women's Basketball Tournament

Seasons	1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

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