2019–20 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball team


The 2019–20 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Fighting Irish, led by 33rd year head coach Muffet McGraw, played their home games at Edmund P. Joyce Center as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

2019–20 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record13–18 (8–10 ACC)
Head coach
Associate head coachCarol Owens (20th season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaEdmund P. Joyce Center
Seasons
2019–20 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 6 Louisville 16 2   .889 28 4   .875
No. 8 NC State† 14 4   .778 28 4   .875
Duke 12 6   .667 18 12   .600
No. 18 Florida State 11 7   .611 24 8   .750
Virginia Tech 11 7   .611 21 9   .700
Boston College 11 7   .611 20 12   .625
Georgia Tech 10 8   .556 20 11   .645
Syracuse 9 9   .500 16 15   .516
Virginia 8 10   .444 13 17   .433
Notre Dame 8 10   .444 13 18   .419
Miami (FL) 7 11   .389 15 15   .500
North Carolina 7 11   .389 16 14   .533
Wake Forest 7 11   .389 16 16   .500
Clemson 3 15   .167 8 23   .258
Pittsburgh 1 17   .056 5 26   .161
2020 ACC tournament winner
As of March 5, 2020
Rankings from AP poll

The Fighting Irish finished the season 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]

Previous season

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The Fighting Irish finished the 2018–19 season at 35–4, 14–2 in ACC play to finish in a tie for first place. With a bye in the second round of the ACC women's tournament they would beat North Carolina in the quarterfinals and then would go on to beat Syracuse in the semifinals. In the rematch of the 2017 championship game the Fighting Irish would avenge that lose by beating Louisville. They received an automatic bid for the NCAA women's tournament as a number one seed in the Chicago Regional. The Fighting Irish made it to the Championship game by beating Bethune-Cookman, Michigan State, Texas A&M, Stanford, and Connecticut. In the championship game against Baylor, the Lady Bears got out to and early lead in the first quarter 25–14 and would lead at halftime by double digits 43–31. The Fighting Irish would outscore the Lady Bears in the third and fourth quarters and would have the lead 77–76 late in the fourth quarter, but Baylor found a way to win 82–81.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Notes
Jordan Nixon 0 G 5'8" Freshman New York City, NY Transferred to Texas A&M[2]
Marina Mabrey 2 G 5'8" Senior Belmar, NJ Drafted in the 2019 WNBA draft (2nd round, 19th overall)
Jackie Young 5 G 6'0" Junior Princeton, IN Drafted in the 2019 WNBA Draft (1st round, 1st overall)
Brianna Turner 11 F 6'3" Red-shirt Senior Pearland, TX Drafted in the 2019 WNBA Draft (1st round, 11th overall)
Arike Ogunbowale 24 G 5'8" Senior Milwaukee, WI Drafted in the 2019 WNBA Draft (1st round, 5th overall)
Jessica Shepard 32 F 6'5" Senior Fremont, NE Drafted in the 2019 WNBA Draft (2nd round, 16th overall)
Danielle Patterson 33 F 6'2" Sophomore Brooklyn, NY Transferred to Indiana[3]
Maureen Butler 40 F 6'1" Senior Lionia, MI Graduated

2019 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Samantha Brunelle
F
Ruckersville, VA William Monroe High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:    ESPN grade: 98
Anaya Peoples
PG
Danville, IL Schlarman Academy 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:    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:

Source:[4]

Incoming Transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Notes
Marta Sniezek 13 G 5'8" Graduate Transfer McLean, VA Transferred from Stanford
Destinee Walker 24 G 5'10" Graduate Transfer Orlando, FL Transferred from North Carolina

Roster

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2018–19 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 2 Kaitlin Cole 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Sylvania Northview Toledo, OH
G 3 Margaret Murdock (W) 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So New Trier High School Glencoe, IL
G 5 Catherine Murdock (W) 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So New Trier High School Glencoe, IL
G 10 Katlyn Gilbert 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Heritage Christian Indianapolis, IN
G 12 Abby Prohaska 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Lakota West Liberty Township, OH
G 13 Marta Sniezek 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr National Cathedral
Stanford
McLean, VA
G 20 Nicole Benz 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr William S. Hart Valencia, CA
G 21 Anaya Peoples 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Schlarman Academy Danville, IL
F 22 Danielle Cosgrove 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So Sachem East Holbrook, NY
G 24 Destinee Walker 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Lake Highland Prep
North Carolina
Orlando, FL
C 30 Mikayla Vaughn 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Paul VI Catholic Philadelphia, PA
F 33 Sam Brunelle 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr William Monroe High School Ruckersville, VA
F 40 Kathleen Keyes (W) 4 ft 11 in (1.5 m) Fr Ridgewood High School Ridgewood, NJ
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: November 30, 2019

Schedule and results

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Source:[5]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference Regular season
November 5, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
No. 16 at Fordham W 60–55  1–0
Rose Hill Gymnasium (3,200)
Bronx, NY
November 8, 2019*
6:30 pm, ACCNX
No. 16 Loyola-Maryland W 84–60  2–0
Edmund P. Joyce Center (7,613)
South Bend, IN
November 11, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 15 Tennessee L 63–74  2–1
Edmund P. Joyce Center (7,801)
South Bend, IN
November 14, 2019*
8:00 pm, ACCN
No. 15 No. 16 Michigan State L 69–72  2–2
Edmund P. Joyce Center (7,556)
South Bend, IN
November 20, 2019*
7:00 pm, ACCNX
Toledo W 54–51  3–2
Edmund P. Joyce Center (7,269)
South Bend, IN
November 23, 2019*
7:00 pm, BTN Plus
at No. 21 Michigan W 76–72  4–2
Crisler Center (4,008)
Ann Arbor, MI
November 28, 2019*
1:30 pm
vs. Florida Gulf Coast
Cancún Challenge
L 60–69  4–3
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera (235)
Cancún, Mexico
November 29, 2019*
11:00 am
vs. South Dakota State
Cancún Challenge
L 59–65  4–4
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera (259)
Cancún, Mexico
November 30, 2019*
11:00 am
vs. No. 21 South Florida
Cancún Challenge
W 67–51  5–4
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera (174)
Cancún, Mexico
December 4, 2019*
8:00 pm, ACCN
Minnesota
ACC-Big Ten Women's Challenge
L 67–75  5–5
Edmund P. Joyce Center (7,093)
South Bend, IN
December 8, 2019*
4:00 pm, ESPN
at No. 4 Connecticut
Jimmy V Classic/Rivalry
L 57–81  5–6
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167)
Storrs, CT
December 11, 2019*
6:30 pm, ACCN
No. 16 DePaul L 94–105  5–7
Edmund P. Joyce Center (7,148)
South Bend, IN
Exhibition
December 21, 2019*
1:00 pm
Guelph W 92–61  5–7
Edmund P. Joyce Center (7,286)
South Bend, IN
ACC Regular season
December 29, 2019
4:00 pm, ACCRSN
Clemson L 55–71  5–8
(0–1)
Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,569)
South Bend, IN
January 2, 2020
7:00 pm, ACCNX
at Pittsburgh W 60–52  6–8
(1–1)
Petersen Events Center (1,368)
Pittsburgh, PA
January 5, 2020
4:00 pm, ACCN
at Syracuse L 63–74 OT 6–9
(1–2)
Carrier Dome (4,306)
Syracuse, NY
January 9, 2020
7:00 pm, ACCNX
Boston College L 65–75  6–10
(1–3)
Edmund P. Joyce Center (7,487)
South Bend, IN
January 12, 2020
4:00 pm, ACCN
No. 9 NC State L 56–90  6–11
(1–4)
Edmund P. Joyce Center (7,861)
South Bend, IN
January 16, 2020
8:00 pm, ACCN
at Duke L 47–50  6–12
(1–5)
Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,022)
Durham, NC
January 19, 2020
1:00 pm, ACCN
Miami (FL) W 76–53  7–12
(2–5)
Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,059)
South Bend, IN
January 26, 2020
2:00 pm, ACCNX
at Virginia L 60–90  7–13
(2–6)
John Paul Jones Arena (5,117)
Charlottesville, VA
January 30, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPNews
No. 5 Louisville L 54–86  7–14
(2–7)
Edmund P. Joyce Center (7,719)
South Bend, IN
February 2, 2020
2:00 pm, ACCN
at Georgia Tech W 59–51  8–14
(3–7)
McCamish Pavilion (1,749)
Atlanta, GA
February 6, 2020
7:00 pm, ACCNX
at Wake Forest W 75–71  9–14
(4–7)
LJVM Coliseum (760)
Winston-Salem, NC
February 9, 2020
4:00 pm, ACCN
Pittsburgh W 74–52  10–14
(5–7)
Edmund P. Joyce Center (7,916)
South Bend, IN
February 13, 2020
7:00 pm, ACCNX
at Boston College L 55–56  10–15
(5–8)
Conte Forum (1,318)
Chestnut Hill, MA
February 16, 2020
3:00 pm, ACCN
at No. 9 Louisville L 49–82  10–16
(5–9)
KFC Yum! Center (12,086)
Louisville, KY
February 20, 2020
8:00 pm, ACCRSN
Virginia Tech L 62–68  10–17
(5–10)
Edmund P. Joyce Center (7,401)
South Bend, IN
February 23, 2020
12:00 pm, ACCN
Syracuse W 72–70  11–17
(6–10)
Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,086)
South Bend, IN
February 27, 2020
7:00 pm, ACCNX
North Carolina W 83–65  12–17
(7–10)
Edmund P. Joyce Center (7,639)
South Bend, IN
March 1, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN2
at No. 19 Florida State W 70–67  13–17
(8–10)
Donald L. Tucker Center (4,360)
Tallahassee, FL
ACC Women's Tournament
March 4, 2020
3:30 pm, RSN
(10) vs. (15) Pittsburgh
First round
L 65–67  13–18
Greensboro, NC (2,795)
Greensboro Coliseum
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Rankings

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2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

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Coaches 14 RV RV RV
Legend
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  No Change
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

References

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  1. ^ "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships". Archived from the original on March 12, 2020.
  2. ^ "Women's Basketball Adds Notre Dame Transfer Jordan Nixon". 12thman.com. Texas A&M University. July 2, 2019. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
  3. ^ "Indiana Adds Danielle Patterson To Roster". iuhoosiers.com. University of Indiana. May 10, 2019. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
  4. ^ "2019 High School Girls' Basketball Recruits – Notre Dame – ESPN". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
  5. ^ "2019–20 Women's Basketball schedule". und.com. University of Notre Dame. Retrieved December 2, 2019.