2020–21 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball team

The 2020–21 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball team represents the University of Notre Dame during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Fighting Irish, led by first year head coach Niele Ivey, play their home games at Purcell Pavilion as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

2020–21 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
2020–21 record8–8 (6–6 ACC)
Head coach
Associate head coachCarol Owens (21st season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaPurcell Pavilion
2020–21 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 3 Louisville11–1 .917  18–1  .947
No. 4 NC State7–2 .778  12–2  .857
Georgia Tech9–3 .750  11–4  .733
Syracuse8–4 .667  11–4  .733
Notre Dame6–6 .500  8–8  .500
Florida State5–5 .500  6–5  .545
Wake Forest6–7 .462  9–8  .529
Clemson5–7 .417  10–7  .588
Virginia Tech5–7 .417  10–7  .588
Miami (FL)5–7 .417  8–7  .533
North Carolina4–8 .333  9–8  .529
Pittsburgh2–6 .250  4–7  .364
Boston College1–8 .111  5–8  .385
Duke0–1 .000  3–1  .750
Virginia0–2 .000  0–5  .000
Duke suspended their season on December 25, 2020
Virginia suspended their season on January 14, 2021
† 2021 ACC Tournament winner
As of February 8, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll


Previous season

The Fighting Irish finished the 2019–20 season at 13–18 and 8–10 in ACC play to finish in a tie for ninth place. As the tenth seed in the ACC tournament, they lost to Pittsburgh in the First Round. The NCAA Tournament and WNIT were cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak.[1]

Offseason

Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Kristin Baer1F6'2"Graduate StudentSan Jose, CAGraduated
Kaitlin Cole2G5'10"SeniorToledo, OHGraduated
Margaret Murdock3G5'8"SophomoreGlencoe, IL—
Catherine Murdock5G5'8"SophomoreGlencoe, IL—
Marta Sniezek13G5'8"Graduate StudentMcLean, VAGraduated
Kathleen Keyes40F5'11"FreshmanRidgewood, NJ—

Incoming transfers
NameNumberPos.HeightYearHometownPrevious School
Dara Mabrey1G5'7"JuniorBelmar, NJVirginia Tech

2020 recruiting class
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Madeline Westbeld
F		 Kettering, OH Fairmont N/A 2 lb (0.91 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 98
Allison Campbell
PG		 Altoona, PA Bellwood-Antis 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 97
Natalija Marshall
F		 Queens, NY Christ the King 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 97
Alasia Hayes
PG		 Murfreesboro, TN Riverdale 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 96
Amirah Abdur-Rahim
F		 Marietta, GA St. Francis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 89
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:

    Source:[2]

    Roster
    2020–21 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 1 Dara Mabrey 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) JrManasquan
    Virginia Tech    		 Belmar, NJ
    F 3 Amirah Abdur-Rahim 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrSt. Francis Marietta, GA
    G 5 Alasia Hayes 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) FrRiverdale Murfreesboro, TN
    G 10 Katlyn Gilbert 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrHeritage Christian Indianapolis, IN
    G 12 Abby Prohaska 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrLakota West Liberty Township, OH
    F 15 Natalija Marshall 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) FrChrist the King Queens, NY
    G 20 Nicole Benz 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SrWilliam S. Hart Valencia, CA
    G 21 Anaya Peoples 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoSchlarman Academy Danville, IL
    F 22 Danielle Cosgrove 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) JrSachem East Holbrook, NY
    G 23 Alli Campbell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrBellwood-Antis Altoona, PA
    G 24 Destinee Walker 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) GSLake Highland Prep
    North Carolina    		 Orlando, FL
    C 30 Mikayla Vaughn 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SrPaul VI Catholic Philadelphia, PA
    F 33 Sam Brunelle 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoWilliam Monroe High School Ruckersville, VA
    F 34 Maddy Westbeld 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrFairmont Kettering, OH
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    Roster
    Last update: December 4, 2020

    Schedule and results

    Source:[3]

    Date
    time, TV    		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Non-conference Regular season
    November 27, 2020*
    Noon, ESPN+    		 No. 22 at Ohio L 85–86  0–1
    		 Convocation Center (0)
    Athens, OH
    November 29, 2020*
    4:00 p.m., ACCN    		 No. 23 Miami (OH) W 88–68  1–1
    		 Purcell Pavilion (79)
    Notre Dame, IN
    December 3, 2020*
    6:00 p.m., ACCN    		 No. 24 Michigan L 66–76  1–2
    		 Purcell Pavilion (122)
    Notre Dame, IN
    December 6, 2020*
    2:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 IUPUI W 65–58  2–2
    		 Purcell Pavilion (523)
    Notre Dame, IN
    ACC Regular season
    December 13, 2020
    2:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 Georgia Tech L 67–82  2–3
    (0–1)    		 Purcell Pavilion (93)
    Notre Dame, IN
    December 17, 2020
    6:00 p.m., ACCN    		 Virginia Tech W 84–78  3–3
    (1–1)    		 Purcell Pavilion (64)
    Notre Dame, IN
    December 20, 2020
    3:00 p.m., RSN    		 at Clemson L 55–78  3–4
    (1–2)    		 Littlejohn Coliseum (425)
    Clemson, SC
    December 31, 2020
    3:00 p.m., ACCN    		 at Miami (FL) W 71–60  4–4
    (2–2)    		 Watsco Center (0)
    Coral Gables, FL
    January 3, 2021
    4:00 p.m., ACCN    		 Georgia Tech W 69–67  5–4
    (3–2)    		 Purcell Pavilion (53)
    Notre Dame, IN
    January 7, 2021
    8:00 p.m., ACCN    		 at Boston College L 61–64  5–5
    (3–3)    		 Conte Forum (0)
    Chestnut Hill, MA
    January 10, 2021
    2:00 p.m., ESPNU    		 at No. 24 Syracuse Postponed due to COVID-19[4] Carrier Dome 
    Syracuse, NY
    January 14, 2021
    6:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 Pittsburgh Postponed due to COVID-19[4] Purcell Pavilion 
    Notre Dame, IN
    January 14, 2021
    4:00 p.m., ACCN    		 Wake Forest W 79–72  6–5
    (4–3)    		 Purcell Pavilion (50)
    Notre Dame, IN
    January 17, 2021
    Noon, ACCN    		 Boston College W 83–73  7–5
    (5–3)    		 Purcell Pavilion (110)
    Notre Dame, IN
    January 21, 2021
    7:00 p.m., RSN    		 at Virginia Tech W 65–60  8–5
    (6–3)    		 Cassell Coliseum (250)
    Blacksburg, VA
    January 24, 2021
    Noon, ESPNU    		 at North Carolina L 73–78  8–6
    (6–4)    		 Carmichael Arena (0)
    Chapel Hill, NC
    January 31, 2021
    4:00 p.m., ACCN    		 Duke Canceled due to Duke suspending season[5] Purcell Pavilion 
    Notre Dame, IN
    January 31, 2021
    11:00 a.m., ACCN    		 at Syracuse L 69–81  8–7
    (6–5)    		 Carrier Dome (0)
    Syracuse, NY
    February 7, 2021
    2:00 p.m., ESPN    		 at No. 1 Louisville L 65–71  8–8
    (6–6)    		 KFC Yum! Center (2,912)
    Louisville, KY
    February 11, 2021
    7:00 p.m., RSN    		 Virginia Canceled due to Virginia suspending season[6] Purcell Pavilion 
    Notre Dame, IN
    February 15, 2021
     ESPN2    		 at NC State Reynolds Coliseum 
    Raleigh, NC
    February 18, 2021
    8:00 p.m., ACCN    		 Syracuse Purcell Pavilion 
    Notre Dame, IN
    February 22, 2021
    8:00 p.m., ACCN    		 at Pittsburgh Peterson Events Center 
    Pittsburgh, PA
    February 25, 2021
    7:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 Florida State Purcell Pavilion 
    Notre Dame, IN
    February 28, 2021
     ESPN/ESPN2/ACCN    		 Louisville Purcell Pavilion 
    Notre Dame, IN
    ACC Women's Tournament

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

    Rankings

    2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

    Regular Season Polls
    PollPre-
    Season    		Week
    2    		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    		Week
    20    		Final
    AP 22 RV RV
    Coaches 23 RV
    Legend
      Increase in ranking
      Decrease in ranking
      No Change
    (RV)   Received Votes
    (NR)   Not Ranked

    References
    1. "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships".
    2. "2020 High School Girls' Basketball Recruits – Notre Dame – ESPN". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
    3. "2020–21 Women's Basketball schedule". und.com. University of Notre Dame. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
    4. "ACC Women's Basketball Announces Schedule Changes". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. January 5, 2021. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
    5. "Duke Blue Devils end women's basketball season amid coronavirus concerns". espn.com. ESPN. December 25, 2020. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
    6. Voepel, Mechelle (January 14, 2021). "Virginia women's basketball team cancels rest of season due to coronavirus issues". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
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