2023–24 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball team

2023–24 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball
2023–24 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 19
AP	No. 18
Record	12–3 (3–2 ACC)
Head coach	Niele Ivey (4th season);
Associate head coach	Carol Owens (24th season)
Assistant coaches	Michaela Mabrey (3rd season); Charel Allen (2nd season);
Home arena	Purcell Pavilion

2023–24 ACC women's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 15 Louisville	4	–	0	1.000	15	–	2	.882
No. 21 Florida State	5	–	1	.833	14	–	4	.778
Syracuse	4	–	1	.800	14	–	2	.875
No. 11 Virginia Tech	4	–	1	.800	13	–	3	.813
No. 20 North Carolina	4	–	1	.800	12	–	5	.706
No. 6 NC State	3	–	1	.750	15	–	1	.938
No. 18 Notre Dame	3	–	2	.600	12	–	3	.800
Georgia Tech	3	–	2	.600	12	–	5	.706
Duke	3	–	2	.600	11	–	5	.688
Boston College	2	–	3	.400	10	–	8	.556
Miami (FL)	1	–	4	.200	11	–	5	.688
Clemson	1	–	4	.200	8	–	9	.471
Virginia	0	–	5	.000	8	–	8	.500
Pittsburgh	0	–	5	.000	6	–	12	.333
Wake Forest	0	–	5	.000	4	–	13	.235

† 2024 ACC tournament winner As of January 14, 2024 Rankings from AP poll

The 2023–24 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball team will represent the University of Notre Dame during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Fighting Irish are led by fourth year head coach Niele Ivey and will play their home games at Purcell Pavilion as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Previous season

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 they would lose 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.^[1] Their postseason performance was heavily impacted by an injury to Olivia Miles, who was an All-ACC First Team selection.^[2]

Offseason

Departures

Departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Dara Mabrey	1	G	5'7"	Graduate Student	Belmar, New Jersey	Graduated
Trinity Cha	2	G	5'5"	Junior	Irvine, California	—
Lauren Zwetzig	20	G	5'9"	Junior	Fort Collins, Colorado	—
Lauren Ebo	33	C	6'4"	Graduate Student	Washington, D.C.	Graduated

Incoming Transfers

Incoming Transfers
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Becky Obinma	10	F	6'2"	Graduate Student	Menifee, California	Pepperdine^[3]
Anna DeWolfe	13	G	5'8"	Graduate Student	Cumberland, Maine	Fordham^[4]

2023 recruiting class

Source:^[5]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight
Hannah Hidalgo PG	Haddonfield, New Jersey	Paul VI	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	N/A
Hannah Hidalgo PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 97
Cassandre Prosper F	Montreal, Canada	Cairine Wilson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	N/A
Cassandre Prosper F	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 96
Emma Risch G	Melbourne, Florida	Palm Bay Magnet	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	N/A
Emma Risch G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 96
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

2023–24 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Jenna Brown	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	GS	The Lovett School Stanford	Atlanta, GA
G	2	Emma Risch	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	Palm Bay Magnet	Melbourne, FL
G	3	Hannah Hidalgo	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Fr	Paul VI	Haddonfield, NJ
G	4	Cassandre Prosper	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	Cairine Wilson	Montreal, Canada
G	5	Olivia Miles	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Jr	Blair Academy	Phillipsburg, NJ
F	10	Becky Obinma	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	GS	Rosary Academy Pepperdine	Menifee, CA
G	11	Sonia Citron	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jr	The Ursuline School	Scarsdale, NY
F	10	Anna DeWolfe	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	GS	Greely Fordham	Cumberland, ME
G	14	KK Bransford	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	So	Mount Notre Dame	Cincinnati, OH
F	15	Natalija Marshall	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	Sr	Christ the King	Queens, NY
F	21	Maddy Westbeld	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Sr	Fairmont	Kettering, OH
F	22	Kylee Watson	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Sr	Mainland Oregon	Linwood, NJ
G	25	Sarah Cernugel	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)	Sr	Hinsdale Central	Westmont, IL

Head coach

Niele Ivey (Notre Dame)

Assistant coach(es)

Carol Owens (Northern Illinois)
Michaela Mabrey (Notre Dame)
Charel Allen (Notre Dame)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 16, 2023

Schedule and results

Source:^[6]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2023* 7:00 p.m.	No. 10	Purdue Northwest	W 110–48	–	Purcell Pavilion (4,573) Notre Dame, IN
Regular season
November 6, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 10	vs. No. 6 South Carolina Aflac Oui-Play	L 71–100	0–1	Halle Georges Carpentier (3,203) Paris, France
November 12, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 10	at NJIT	W 104–57	1–1	Wellness and Events Center (1,631) Newark, NJ
November 15, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	No. 16	Northwestern	W 110–52	2–1	Purcell Pavilion (7,065) Notre Dame, IN
November 18, 2023* 1:00 p.m., NBC	No. 16	vs. Illinois Citi Shamrock Classic	W 79–68	3–1	Entertainment and Sports Arena (N/A) Washington, D.C.
November 21, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	No. 17	Chicago State	W 113–35	4–1	Purcell Pavilion (4,987) Notre Dame, IN
November 24, 2023* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 17	at Ball State	W 90–59	5–1	Worthen Arena (5,442) Muncie, IN
November 29, 2023* 5:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 18	at No. 20 Tennessee ACC–SEC Challenge	W 74–69	6–1	Thompson–Boling Arena (8,211) Knoxville, TN
December 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	No. 14	Lafayette	W 96–42	7–1	Purcell Pavilion (4,745) Notre Dame, IN
December 17, 2023* 12:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 14	Purdue	W 76–39	8–1	Purcell Pavilion (9,149) Notre Dame, IN
December 21, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 14	Western Michigan	W 84–47	9–1	Purcell Pavilion (5,367) Notre Dame, IN
December 31, 2023 2:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 13	at Syracuse	L 81–86	9–2 (0–1)	JMA Wireless Dome (2,755) Syracuse, NY
January 4, 2024 6:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 16	at Pittsburgh	W 71–66	10–2 (1–1)	Peterson Events Center (1,285) Pittsburgh, PA
January 7, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 16	North Carolina	L 57–61	10–3 (1–2)	Purcell Pavilion (6,418) Notre Dame, IN
January 11, 2024 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	No. 18	Boston College	W 98–48	11–3 (2–2)	Purcell Pavilion (4,657) Notre Dame, IN
January 14, 2024 12:00 p.m., The CW	No. 18	Miami (FL)	W 70–59	12–3 (3–2)	Purcell Pavilion (5,905) Notre Dame, IN
January 18, 2024 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		at Virginia			John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA
January 21, 2024 2:00 p.m., ACCNX		at Wake Forest			LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC
January 25, 2024 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		Syracuse			Purcell Pavilion Notre Dame, IN
January 27, 2024* 8:00 p.m., FOX		at UConn Rivalry			Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT
February 1, 2024 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		at Georgia Tech			McCamish Pavilion Atlanta, GA
February 4, 2024 2:00 p.m., ACCN		Pittsburgh			Purcell Pavilion Notre Dame, IN
February 8, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN		at Louisville			KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY
February 11, 2024 12:00 p.m., ACCN		at Florida State			Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL
February 15, 2024 6:00 p.m., ACCN		NC State			Purcell Pavilion Notre Dame, IN
February 19, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN2		at Duke			Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
February 22, 2024 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		Clemson			Purcell Pavilion Notre Dame, IN
February 25, 2024 12:00 p.m., ACCN		at Boston College			Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA
February 29, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN		Virginia Tech			Purcell Pavilion Notre Dame, IN
March 3, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN		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

Regular Season Polls
Poll	Pre- 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	Final
AP	10	16	17	18	14	14	14	13	16	18										N/A
Coaches	10	14	14	14	12	12	12	12	17	19

Note: The AP does not release a final poll.

**Legend**
		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
(RV)		Received Votes

References

↑ "2022-23 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Women's Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
↑ Philippou, Alexa (March 16, 2023). "Notre Dame star Olivia Miles out for season with knee injury". ESPN. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
↑ Stires, Sean (May 4, 2023). "Notre Dame Women's Basketball Adds Grad Transfer Becky Obinma". si.com. FanSided. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
↑ Bonifant, Drew (April 18, 2023). "Women's basketball: Anna DeWolfe transfers to Notre Dame for final season". Portland Press Herald. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
↑ "2023 High School Girls' Basketball Recruits – Notre Dame – ESPN". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
↑ "2023–24 Women's Basketball schedule". und.com. University of Notre Dame. Retrieved October 31, 2022.

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[1] "2022-23 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Women's Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved 7 November 2023.

[2] Philippou, Alexa (March 16, 2023). "Notre Dame star Olivia Miles out for season with knee injury". ESPN. Retrieved 7 November 2023.

[3] Stires, Sean (May 4, 2023). "Notre Dame Women's Basketball Adds Grad Transfer Becky Obinma". si.com. FanSided. Retrieved November 16, 2023.

[4] Bonifant, Drew (April 18, 2023). "Women's basketball: Anna DeWolfe transfers to Notre Dame for final season". Portland Press Herald. Retrieved November 16, 2023.

[5] "2023 High School Girls' Basketball Recruits – Notre Dame – ESPN". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved November 16, 2023.

[6] "2023–24 Women's Basketball schedule". und.com. University of Notre Dame. Retrieved October 31, 2022.

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Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball
Venues	Joyce Center (1977–present)
Rivalries	UConn
Culture & lore	Notre Dame Leprechaun Bird at the Buzzer
People	Head coaches
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NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics