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

2013–14 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball

ACC Regular Season Champions ACC Tournament Champions NCAA Women's Tournament South Bend Regional Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, Championship Game, L 79–58
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#2
AP	#2
2013–14 record	37–1 (16–0 ACC)
Head coach	Muffet McGraw
Assistant coach	Carol Owens
Assistant coach	Beth Cunningham
Assistant coach	Niele Ivey
Home arena	Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center

2013–14 ACC women's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#2 Notre Dame†	16	–	0	1.000	37	–	1	.974
#9 Duke	12	–	4	.750	28	–	7	.800
#11 Maryland	12	–	4	.750	28	–	7	.800
#16 NC State	11	–	5	.688	25	–	8	.758
Syracuse	10	–	6	.625	23	–	10	.697
#12 North Carolina	10	–	6	.625	27	–	10	.730
Georgia Tech	9	–	7	.563	20	–	12	.625
Miami (FL)	8	–	8	.500	16	–	15	.516
Florida State	7	–	9	.438	21	–	12	.636
Virginia	6	–	10	.375	14	–	17	.452
Wake Forest	5	–	11	.313	15	–	16	.484
Virginia Tech	4	–	12	.250	14	–	16	.467
Clemson	4	–	12	.250	13	–	19	.406
Pittsburgh	3	–	13	.188	11	–	20	.355
Boston College	3	–	13	.188	12	–	19	.387


† 2014 ACC Tournament winner As of 8 April 2014; Rankings from AP Poll]]^[1]^[2]

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 Women's Division I 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.

Roster

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

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Home town
3.5 !F	11	Achonwa, NatalieNatalie Achonwa	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	4.0 !Sr	St. Mary's Catholic	Guelph, ON
1.5 !G	15	Allen, LindsayLindsay Allen	67 !5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	1.0 !Fr	St. John's College	Mitchellville, MD
3.5 !F	44	Braker, ArielAriel Braker	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	4.0 !Sr	Grosse Pointe North	Grosse Pointe Woods, MI
1.5 !G	22	Cable, MadisonMadison Cable	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	3.0 !Jr	Mt. Lebanon	Mt. Lebanon, PA
1.5 !G	3	Holloway, WhitneyWhitney Holloway	64 !5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)	3.0 !Jr	Montini Catholic	Plainfield, IL
1.5 !G	24	Huffman, HannahHannah Huffman	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	2.0 !So	Carondelet	Diablo, CA
1.5 !G	32	Loyd, JewellJewell Loyd	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	2.0 !So	Niles West	Lincolnwood, IL
1.5 !G	23	Mabrey, MichaelaMichaela Mabrey	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	2.0 !So	Manasquan	Belmar, NJ
1.5 !G	21	McBride, KaylaKayla McBride	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	4.0 !Sr	Villa Maria Academy	Erie, PA
3.5 !F	5	Nelson, KristinaKristina Nelson	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	1.0 !Fr	Buford	Buford, GA
3.5 !F	12	Reimer, TayaTaya Reimer	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	1.0 !Fr	Hamilton Southeastern	Fishers, IN
5.0 !C	35	Thompson, DiamondDiamond Thompson	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	1.0 !Fr	Wheaton Warrenville South	Wheaton, IL
3.5 !F	34	Wright, MarkishaMarkisha Wright	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	3.0 !Jr	Des 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

Injured
Current redshirt

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	#6	California (PA)	W 118–49	–	Edmund P. Joyce Center (7,743) South Bend, IN
Regular Season
11/09/2013* 1:00 PM	#6	UNC Wilmington	W 99–50	1–0	Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,572) South Bend, IN
11/11/2013* 7:00 PM	#6	#19 Michigan State	W 81–62	2–0	Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,242) South Bend, IN
11/16/2013* 2:00 PM	#6	Valparaiso	W 96–46	3–0	Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,508) South Bend, IN
11/23/2013* 3:00 PM	#5	at Penn	W 76–54	4–0	Palestra (1,025) Philadelphia, PA
11/26/2013* 7:00 PM	#5	#25 DePaul	W 92–76	5–0	Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,518) South Bend, IN
12/01/2013* 2:00 PM	#5	vs. Duquesne	W 100–61	6–0	Mattamy Athletic Centre (933) Toronto, ON
12/04/2013* 7:30 PM, BTN	#4	at #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	#4	UCLA	W 90–48	8–0	Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,501) South Bend, IN
12/14/2013* 7:00 PM	#4	at Michigan	W 86–64	9–0	Crisler Center (3,330) Ann Arbor, MI
12/22/2013* 2:00 PM	#4	Central Michigan	W 106–72	10–0	Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,775) South Bend, IN
12/29/2013* 5:00 PM, P12N	#2	at Oregon State	W 70–58	11–0	Gill Coliseum (4,032) Corvallis, OR
01/02/2014* 7:00 PM	#2	South Dakota State	W 94–51	12–0	Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,867) South Bend, IN
01/05/2014 2:00 PM	#2	Clemson	W 71–51	13–0 (1–0)	Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,599) South Bend, IN
01/09/2014 7:00 PM	#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	#2	at Virginia	W 79–72	15–0 (3–0)	John Paul Jones Arena (4,451) Charlottesville, VA
01/16/2014 7:00 PM	#2	at Pittsburgh	W 109–66	16–0 (4–0)	Petersen Events Center (2,768) Pittsburgh, PA
01/16/2014* 7:00 PM, ESPN2	#2	at #12 Tennessee	W 86–70	17–0	Thompson–Boling Arena (13,346) Knoxville, TN
01/23/2014 7:00 PM, ACCN/RSN	#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	#2	at #8 Maryland	W 87–83	19–0 (6–0)	Comcast Center (7,668) College Park, MD
01/30/2014 7:00 PM, ESPN3	#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	#2	at #3 Duke	W 88–67	21–0 (8–0)	Cameron Indoor Stadium (7,018) Durham, NC
02/06/2014 7:00 PM	#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	#2	Syracuse	W 101–64	23–0 (10–0)	Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149) South Bend, IN
02/13/2014 7:00 PM	#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	#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	#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	#2	#7 Duke	W 81–70	27–0 (14–0)	Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149) South Bend, IN
02/27/2014 7:00 PM	#2	#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	#2	at #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	#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	#2	vs. #14 NC State Semifinals	W 83–48	31–0 (16–0)	Greensboro Coliseum (N/A) Greensboro, NC
03/09/2014 7:00 PM, ESPN	#2	vs. #10 Duke Championship Game	W 69–53	32–0 (16–0)	Greensboro Coliseum (8,190) Greensboro, NC
2014 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament
03/22/2014* 1:30 PM, ESPN	#2	vs. Robert Morris First Round	W 93–42	33–0	Savage Arena (4,312) Toledo, OH
03/24/2014* 6:30 PM, ESPN	#2	vs. Arizona State Second Round	W 84–67	34–0	Savage Arena (3,544) Toledo, OH
03/29/2014* 2:30 PM, ESPN	#2	#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	#2	#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	#2	vs. #11 Maryland Final Four	W 87–61	37–0	Bridgestone Arena (17,548) Nashville, TN
04/08/2014* 20:30, ESPN	#2	vs. #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

Main article: 2013–14 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Ranking Movement
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
Poll	Pre 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
Coaches	7	6	6	6	5	4T	4	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2

References

↑ "NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Standings - 2013-14". ESPN. Retrieved 11 Apr 2014.
↑ "2014 NCAA Women's Basketball Rankings - AP Top 25 Postseason (Mar. 17)". ESPN. Retrieved 11 Apr 2014.
↑ "2013-14 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball Schedule". Notre Dame Athletics. Retrieved 2014-01-22.

Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball

Venues	Joyce Center (1977–present)

Rivalries	Connecticut

Culture & lore	Notre Dame Leprechaun

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

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

Roster

Schedule

Rankings

See also

References