2015–16 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball team

2015–16 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball

Junkanoo Jam Freeport Division Champions ACC Regular Season & Tournament Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#6
AP	#2
2015–16 record	33–2 (16–0 ACC)
Head coach	Muffet McGraw (29th year)
Assistant coach	Carol Owens
Assistant coach	Beth Cunningham
Assistant coach	Niele Ivey
Home arena	Edmund P. Joyce Center

2015–16 ACC women's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#2 Notre Dame †	16	–	0	1.000	33	–	2	.943
#8 Louisville	15	–	1	.938	26	–	8	.765
#14 Syracuse	13	–	3	.813	30	–	8	.789
#17 Florida State	13	–	3	.813	25	–	8	.758
#19 Miami (FL)	10	–	6	.625	24	–	9	.727
NC State	10	–	6	.625	20	–	11	.645
Duke	8	–	8	.500	20	–	12	.625
Georgia Tech	8	–	8	.500	20	–	13	.606
Virginia	6	–	10	.375	18	–	16	.529
Wake Forest	6	–	10	.375	17	–	16	.515
Virginia Tech	5	–	11	.313	18	–	14	.563
North Carolina	4	–	12	.250	14	–	18	.438
Pittsburgh	4	–	12	.250	13	–	18	.419
Boston College	2	–	14	.125	15	–	16	.484
Clemson	0	–	16	.000	4	–	26	.133


† 2016 ACC Tournament winner As of April 5, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015–16 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball team will represent University of Notre Dame during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Fighting Irish, led by twenty-ninth year head coach Muffet McGraw, play their home games at Edmund P. Joyce Center and were third year members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season with 33–2 overall, 16–0 in ACC play to win both of the ACC Regular Season and Tournament. They earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Women's Tournament where they defeat North Carolina A&T and Indiana in both the first and second rounds before losing to Stanford in the sweet sixteen, which ended 5 straight Final Four appearances.

Roster

2015–16 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Home town
1.5 !G	2	Ogunbowale, ArikeArike Ogunbowale	68 !5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	1.0 !Fr	Divine Savior Holy Angels	Milwaukee, WI
1.5 !G	3	Mabrey, MarinaMarina Mabrey	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	1.0 !Fr	Manasquan	Belmar, NJ
3.5 !F	11	Turner, BriannaBrianna Turner	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	2.0 !So	Manvel	Pearland, TX
3.5 !F	12	Reimer, TayaTaya Reimer	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	3.0 !Jr	Hamilton Southeastern	Fishers, IN
1.5 !G	14	Johnson, MychaelMychael Johnson	67 !5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	2.0 !So	Huntington St. Joseph	Huntington, WV
1.5 !G	15	Allen, LindsayLindsay Allen	68 !5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	3.0 !Jr	St. John's College	Michelleville, MD
1.5 !G	20	Patberg, AliAli Patberg	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	1.0 !Fr	Columbus North	Columbus, IN
3.5 !F	21	Nelson, KristinaKristina Nelson	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	3.0 !Jr	Buford	Buford, GA
3.5 !F	22	Cable, MadisonMadison Cable	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	4.5 !RS Sr	Mt. Lebanon	Mt. Lebanon, PA
1.5 !G	23	Mabrey, MichaelaMichaela Mabrey	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	4.0 !Sr	Manasquan	Belmar, NJ
1.5 !G	24	Huffman, HannahHannah Huffman	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	4.0 !Sr	Carondelet	Diablo, CA
3.5 !F	33	Westbeld, KathrynKathryn Westbeld	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	2.0 !So	Ketting Fairmount	Kettering, OH
5.0 !C	35	Thompson, DiamondDiamond Thompson	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	3.0 !Jr	Wheaton Warrenville South	Wheaton, IL

Head coach

Muffet McGraw (Saint Joseph's)

Assistant coach(es)

Carol Owens (Northern Illinois)
Beth Cunningham (Notre Dame)
Niele Ivey (Notre Dame)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Media

All Notre Dame games will air on WHPZ Pulse 96.9 FM. Games are streamed online live.

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
11/07/2015* 1:00 PM	#3	Wayne State	W 101–52		Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,088) South Bend, IN
Non-conference regular season
11/15/2015* 1:00 PM	#3	Bucknell	W 85–54	1–0	Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,948) South Bend, IN
11/18/2015* 7:00 PM, ESPN3	#3	Toledo	W 74–39	2–0	Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,474) South Bend, IN
11/21/2015* 3:00 PM, ESPN3	#3	at South Dakota State	W 75–64	3–0	Frost Arena (5,532) Brookings, SD
11/23/2015* 8:00 PM, ESPN3	#3	at Valparaiso	W 110–54	4–0	Athletics–Recreation Center (1,371) Valparaiso, IN
11/27/2015* 3:15 PM	#3	vs. Denver Junkanoo Jam Freeport Division semifinals	W 94–52	5–0	St. Georges High School (375) Grand Bahama Island
11/28/2015* 3:15 PM	#3	vs. UCLA Junkanoo Jam Freeport Division championship	W 92–84 ^OT	6–0	St. Georges High School (683) Grand Bahama Island
12/02/2015* 7:00 PM, ESPN3	#3	#10 Ohio State ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge	W 75–72	7–0	Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,609) South Bend, IN
12/05/2015* 5:15 PM, ESPN	#3	at #1 Connecticut Jimmy V Women's Classic/Rivalry	L 81–91	7–1	Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, CT
12/09/2015* 7:00 PM, ESPN3	#3	#18 DePaul	W 95–90	8–1	Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,207) South Bend, IN
12/12/2015* 12:00 PM, FSN	#3	at TCU	W 88–72	9–1	University Recreation Center (1,628) Fort Worth, TX
12/21/2015* 7:00 PM	#3	at Saint Joseph's	W 91–55	10–1	Hagan Arena (3,411) Philadelphia, PA
12/28/2015* 7:00 PM, ESPN3	#3	#10 Oregon State	W 62–61	11–1	Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,860) South Bend, IN
ACC regular season
12/30/2015 7:00 PM	#3	Georgia Tech	W 85–76	12–1 (1–0)	Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149) South Bend, IN
01/03/2016 3:00 PM, RSN	#3	at Pittsburgh	W 65–55	13–1 (2–0)	Peterson Events Center (3,610) Pittsburgh, PA
01/07/2016 7:00 PM	#3	at Virginia	W 74–46	14–1 (3–0)	John Paul Jones Arena (3,394) Charlottesville, VA
01/10/2016 1:00 PM, ESPN2	#3	North Carolina	W 88–54	15–1 (4–0)	Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,942) South Bend, IN
01/14/2016 7:00 PM	#3	at Boston College	W 63–50	16–1 (5–0)	Conte Forum (1,179) Chestnut Hill, MA
01/18/2016* 7:00 PM, ESPN2	#3	#18 Tennessee	W 79–66	17–1	Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,961) South Bend, IN
01/21/2016 7:00 PM, ESPN3	#3	Syracuse	W 90–62	18–1 (6–0)	Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,312) South Bend, IN
01/24/2016 1:00 PM	#3	Virginia Tech	W 80–41	19–1 (7–0)	Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,958) South Bend, IN
01/28/2016 7:00 PM, RSN	#3	at Georgia Tech	W 54–42	20–1 (8–0)	Hank McCamish Pavilion (1,908) Atlanta, GA
02/01/2016 7:00 PM, ESPN2	#3	at Duke	W 68–61	21–1 (9–0)	Cameron Indoor Stadium (5,159) Durham, NC
02/04/2016 7:00 PM, ESPN3	#3	NC State	W 82–46	22–1 (10–0)	Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,835) South Bend, IN
02/07/2016 2:00 PM, ESPN2	#3	at #13 Louisville	W 66–61	23–1 (11–0)	KFC Yum! Center (13,837) Louisville, KY
02/14/2016 1:00 PM, RSN	#3	#19 Miami (FL)	W 90–69	24–1 (12–0)	Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149) South Bend, IN
02/18/2016 7:00 PM	#2	at Wake Forest	W 86–52	25–1 (13–0)	LJVM Coliseum (692) Winston-Salem, NC
02/22/2016 7:00 PM, ESPN2	#2	at #12 Florida State	W 73–66	26–1 (14–0)	Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (5,319) Tallahassee, FL
02/25/2016 7:00 PM	#2	Clemson	W 71–52	27–1 (15–0)	Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,378) South Bend, IN
02/27/2016 1:00 PM	#2	Boston College	W 70–48	28–1 (16–0)	Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149) South Bend, IN
ACC Women's Tournament
03/04/2016 2:00 PM, RSN	#2	vs. Duke Quarterfinals	W 83–54	29–1	Greensboro Coliseum (3,148) Greensboro, NC
03/05/2016 12:00 PM, ESPNU	#2	vs. #21 Miami (FL) Semifinals	W 78–67	30–1	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
03/06/2016 12:30 PM, ESPN	#2	vs. #17 Syracuse Championship Game	W 68–57	31–1	Greensboro Coliseum (5,017) Greensboro, NC
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/19/2016* 6:30 PM, ESPN2	(1 L) #2	(16 L) North Carolina A&T First round	W 95–61	32–1	Edmund P. Joyce Center (6,310) South Bend, IN
03/21/2016* 6:30 PM, ESPN2	(1 L) #2	(9 L) Indiana Second round	W 87–70	33–1	Edmund P. Joyce Center (5,750) South Bend, IN
03/25/2016* 9:30 PM, ESPN	(1 L) #2	vs. (4 L) #13 Stanford Sweet Sixteen	L 84–90	33–2	Rupp Arena (8,509) Lexington, KY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. L=Lexington Region. All times are in Eastern.

Source^[1]

Rankings

Main article: 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball 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	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	N/A
Coaches	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	6

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

References

↑ "2015–16 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball schedule". Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Retrieved 2015-10-15.

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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2015–16 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball team

Roster

Media

Schedule

Rankings

See also

References