2024–25 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball team

2024–25 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball
2024–25 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 ACC)
Head coach	Niele Ivey (5th season);
Associate head coach	Carol Owens (25th season)
Assistant coaches	Michaela Mabrey (6th season); Charel Allen (3rd season);
Home arena	Purcell Pavilion
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

The 2024–25 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball team will represent the University of Notre Dame during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Fighting Irish will be led by fifth-year head coach Niele Ivey and will play their home games at Purcell Pavilion in Notre Dame, Indiana as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

2024–25 ACC women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Boston College	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
California	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Clemson	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Duke	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Florida State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Georgia Tech	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Louisville	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Miami (FL)	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
NC State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
North Carolina	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Notre Dame	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Pittsburgh	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
SMU	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Stanford	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Syracuse	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Virginia	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Virginia Tech	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Wake Forest	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2025 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

The Fighting Irish finished the season 28–7 overall and 13–5 in ACC play to finish in a three-way tie for second place. As the fourth seed in the ACC tournament, they earned a bye into the Quarterfinals where they defeated fifth seed Louisville. They defeated first seed Virginia Tech in the Semifinals and second seed NC State to win the title. It was their sixth overall title and first since 2019. They received the ACC's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament, marking the third straight time the Fighting Irish qualified for the tournament. As the second seed in the Albany 1 region they defeated fifteenth seed Kent State in the First Round and seventh seed Ole Miss in the Second Round before losing to third seed Oregon State in the Sweet Sixteen to end their season.

Offseason

Departures

Departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Jenna Brown	0	G	5'10"	Graduate Student	Atlanta, Georgia	Graduated
Becky Obinma	10	F	6'2"	Graduate Student	Menifee, California	Graduated
Anna DeWolfe	13	G	5'8"	Graduate Student	Cumberland, Maine	Graduated
Natalija Marshall	15	F	6'5"	Junior	Queens, New York	Transferred to Miami (FL)^[1]

Incoming Transfers

Incoming Transfers
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Liatu King	20	F	6'0"	Graduate Student	Washington, D.C.	Pittsburgh^[2]
Liza Karlen	32	F	6'2"	Graduate Student	Saint Paul, Minnesota	Marquette^[3]

2024 recruiting class

Source:^[4]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Kateryna Koval P	Kyiv, Ukraine	Long Island Lutheran	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	N/A	Nov 14, 2023
Kateryna Koval P	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/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:

Roster

2024–25 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	2	Emma Risch	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	So	Palm Bay Magnet	Melbourne, FL
G	3	Hannah Hidalgo	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	So	Paul VI	Merchantville, NJ
G	5	Olivia Miles	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	RS Jr	Blair Academy	Phillipsburg, NJ
G	8	Cassandre Prosper	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	RS So	Cairine Wilson	Montreal, QC
G	11	Sonia Citron	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Sr	The Ursuline School	Eastchester, NY
F	13	Kate Koval	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	Fr	Long Island Lutheran	Kyiv, Ukraine
G	14	KK Bransford	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Jr	Mount Notre Dame	Cincinnati, OH
F	20	Liatu King	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	RS Sr	Bishop McNamara Pittsburgh	Washington, D.C.
F	21	Maddy Westbeld	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	RS 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)	RS Sr	Hinsdale Central	Westmont, IL
F	32	Liza Karlen	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	RS Sr	Stillwater Marquette	St. Paul, MN

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: August 28, 2024

Schedule and results

Source:^[5]

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
*		Purcell Pavilion Notre Dame, IN
Non-conference regular season
November 23* TBA	at USC	Galen Center Los Angeles, CA
December 5* TBA	Texas ACC–SEC Challenge	Purcell Pavilion Notre Dame, IN
ACC regular season
ACCNX		Purcell Pavilion Notre Dame, IN
ACC Women's Tournament
	vs.	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Rankings

Ranking movements
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	Final
AP
Coaches

References

^ "Natalija Marshall Joins Miami Women's Basketball as Grad Transfer". miamihurricanes.com. University of Miami Athletics. April 27, 2024. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
^ "Notre Dame lands Pitt transfer Liatu King". Kilgore News Herald. Field Level Media. May 6, 2024. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
^ Philippou, Alexa (May 6, 2024). "Notre Dame adds Liza Karlen, Liatu King via transfer portal". ESPN. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
^ "2024 High School Girls' Basketball Recruits – Notre Dame – ESPN". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
^ "2024–25 Women's Basketball schedule". und.com. University of Notre Dame. Retrieved August 28, 2024.

[1] "Natalija Marshall Joins Miami Women's Basketball as Grad Transfer". miamihurricanes.com. University of Miami Athletics. April 27, 2024. Retrieved August 23, 2024.

[2] "Notre Dame lands Pitt transfer Liatu King". Kilgore News Herald. Field Level Media. May 6, 2024. Retrieved August 28, 2024.

[3] Philippou, Alexa (May 6, 2024). "Notre Dame adds Liza Karlen, Liatu King via transfer portal". ESPN. Retrieved August 28, 2024.

[4] "2024 High School Girls' Basketball Recruits – Notre Dame – ESPN". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved August 28, 2024.

[5] "2024–25 Women's Basketball schedule". und.com. University of Notre Dame. Retrieved August 28, 2024.

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