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

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 Division I Women's 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.

2013–14 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball
ACC Tournament champions
ACC regular season champions
NCAA Tournament, Runner-Up
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 2
2013–14 record371 (160 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaEdmund P. Joyce Center
2013–14 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 2 Notre Dame160 1.000  371  .974
No. 9 Duke124 .750  287  .800
No. 11 Maryland124 .750  287  .800
No. 16 NC State115 .688  258  .758
Syracuse106 .625  2310  .697
No. 12 North Carolina106 .625  2710  .730
Georgia Tech97 .563  2012  .625
Miami (FL)88 .500  1615  .516
Florida State79 .438  2112  .636
Virginia610 .375  1417  .452
Wake Forest511 .313  1516  .484
Virginia Tech412 .250  1416  .467
Clemson412 .250  1319  .406
Pittsburgh313 .188  1120  .355
Boston College313 .188  1219  .387
2014 ACC Tournament winner
As of 8 April 2014; Rankings from AP Poll]][1][2]

Roster

2013–14 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 11 Natalie Achonwa 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SrSt. Mary's Catholic Guelph, ON
G 15 Lindsay Allen 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) FrSt. John's College Mitchellville, MD
F 44 Ariel Braker 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrGrosse Pointe North Grosse Pointe Woods, MI
G 22 Madison Cable 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) JrMt. Lebanon Mt. Lebanon, PA
G 3 Whitney Holloway 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) JrMontini Catholic Plainfield, IL
G 24 Hannah Huffman 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoCarondelet Diablo, CA
G 32 Jewell Loyd 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoNiles West Lincolnwood, IL
G 23 Michaela Mabrey 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoManasquan Belmar, NJ
G 21 Kayla McBride 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SrVilla Maria Academy Erie, PA
F 5 Kristina Nelson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrBuford Buford, GA
F 12 Taya Reimer 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrHamilton Southeastern Fishers, IN
C 35 Diamond Thompson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) FrWheaton Warrenville South Wheaton, IL
F 34 Markisha Wright 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrDes 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
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
10/30/2013*
1:00 pm
No. 6 California (PA) W 118–49 
Edmund P. Joyce Center (7,743)
South Bend, IN
Regular Season
11/09/2013*
1:00 pm
No. 6 UNC Wilmington W 99–50  1–0
Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,572)
South Bend, IN
11/11/2013*
7:00 pm
No. 6 No. 19 Michigan State W 81–62  2–0
Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,242)
South Bend, IN
11/16/2013*
2:00 pm
No. 6 Valparaiso W 96–46  3–0
Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,508)
South Bend, IN
11/23/2013*
3:00 pm
No. 5 at Penn W 76–54  4–0
Palestra (1,025)
Philadelphia, PA
11/26/2013*
7:00 pm
No. 5 No. 25 DePaul W 92–76  5–0
Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,518)
South Bend, IN
12/01/2013*
2:00 pm
No. 5 vs. Duquesne W 100–61  6–0
Mattamy Athletic Centre (933)
Toronto, ON
12/04/2013*
7:30 pm, BTN
No. 4 at No. 10 Penn State
ACC – Big Ten Women's Challenge
W 77–67  7–0
Bryce Jordan Center (5,805)
University Park, PA
12/07/2013*
Noon
No. 4 UCLA W 90–48  8–0
Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,501)
South Bend, IN
12/14/2013*
7:00 pm
No. 4 at Michigan W 86–64  9–0
Crisler Center (3,330)
Ann Arbor, MI
12/22/2013*
2:00 pm
No. 4 Central Michigan W 106–72  10–0
Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,775)
South Bend, IN
12/29/2013*
5:00 pm, P12N
No. 2 at Oregon State W 70–58  11–0
Gill Coliseum (4,032)
Corvallis, OR
01/02/2014*
7:00 pm
No. 2 South Dakota State W 94–51  12–0
Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,867)
South Bend, IN
01/05/2014
2:00 pm
No. 2 Clemson W 71–51  13–0 (1–0)
Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,599)
South Bend, IN
01/09/2014
7:00 pm
No. 2 Boston College W 95–53  14–0 (2–0)
Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,474)
South Bend, IN
01/12/2014
2:00 pm
No. 2 at Virginia W 79–72  15–0 (3–0)
John Paul Jones Arena (4,451)
Charlottesville, VA
01/16/2014
7:00 pm
No. 2 at Pittsburgh W 109–66  16–0 (4–0)
Petersen Events Center (2,768)
Pittsburgh, PA
01/16/2014*
7:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 2 at No. 12 Tennessee W 86–70  17–0
Thompson–Boling Arena (13,346)
Knoxville, TN
01/23/2014
7:00 pm, ACCN/RSN
No. 2 Miami (FL) W 79–52  18–0 (5–0)
Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,304)
South Bend, IN
01/27/2014
7:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 2 at No. 8 Maryland W 87–83  19–0 (6–0)
Comcast Center (7,668)
College Park, MD
01/30/2014
7:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 2 Virginia Tech W 74–48  20–0 (7–0)
Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,556)
South Bend, IN
02/02/2014
2:00 pm, ESPN
No. 2 at No. 3 Duke W 88–67  21–0 (8–0)
Cameron Indoor Stadium (7,018)
Durham, NC
02/06/2014
7:00 pm
No. 2 at Florida State W 81–60  22–0 (9–0)
Donald L. Tucker Center (2,331)
Tallahassee, FL
02/09/2014
3:00 pm, ACCN/RSN
No. 2 Syracuse W 101–64  23–0 (10–0)
Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149)
South Bend, IN
02/13/2014
7:00 pm
No. 2 at Boston College W 82–61  24–0 (11–0)
Conte Forum (804)
Chestnut Hill, MA
02/17/2014
7:00 pm, ACCN/RSN
No. 2 Georgia Tech W 87–72  25–0 (12–0)
Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,808)
South Bend, IN
02/20/2014
7:00 pm, ACCN/RSN
No. 2 at Wake Forest W 86–61  26–0 (13–0)
LJVM Coliseum (1,435)
Winston-Salem, NC
02/23/2014
1:00 pm, ESPN
No. 2 No. 7 Duke W 81–70  27–0 (14–0)
Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149)
South Bend, IN
02/27/2014
7:00 pm
No. 2 No. 14 North Carolina W 100–75  28–0 (15–0)
Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149)
South Bend, IN
03/02/2014
2:00 pm
No. 2 at No. 13 NC State W 84–60  29–0 (16–0)
Reynolds Coliseum (3,516)
Raleigh, NC
2014 ACC Women's Basketball Tournament
03/07/2014
2:45 pm, ACCN
No. 2 vs. Florida State
Quarterfinals
W 83–57  30–0 (16–0)
Greensboro Coliseum (4,506)
Greensboro, NC
03/08/2014
5:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 2 vs. No. 14 NC State
Semifinals
W 83–48  31–0 (16–0)
Greensboro Coliseum (N/A)
Greensboro, NC
03/09/2014
7:00 pm, ESPN
No. 2 vs. No. 10 Duke
Championship Game
W 69–53  32–0 (16–0)
Greensboro Coliseum (8,190)
Greensboro, NC
2014 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament
03/22/2014*
1:30 pm, ESPN
No. 2 vs. Robert Morris
First Round
W 93–42  33–0
Savage Arena (4,312)
Toledo, OH
03/24/2014*
6:30 pm, ESPN
No. 2 vs. Arizona State
Second Round
W 84–67  34–0
Savage Arena (3,544)
Toledo, OH
03/29/2014*
2:30 pm, ESPN
No. 2 No. 21 Oklahoma State
Sweet Sixteen
W 89–72  35–0
Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,774)
South Bend, IN
03/31/2014*
4:30 pm, ESPN
No. 2 No. 5 Baylor
Elite Eight
W 88–69  36–0
Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,774)
South Bend, IN
04/06/2014
6:30 pm, ESPN
No. 2 vs. No. 11 Maryland
Final Four
W 87–61  37–0
Bridgestone Arena (17,548)
Nashville, TN
04/08/2014*
20:30, ESPN
No. 2 vs. No. 1 Connecticut
Championship Game
L 58–79  37–1
Bridgestone Arena (17,570)
Nashville, TN
*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.
PollPre
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 N/A
Coaches 7 6 6 6 5 4T 4 2 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. Archived from the original on 2011-10-14. Retrieved 2014-01-22.
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