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

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2013–14 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball
ACC tournament champions
ACC regular season champions
NCAA tournament, Runner-Up
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 2
Record37–1 (16–0 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaEdmund P. Joyce Center
Seasons
2013–14 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Notre Dame 16 0   1.000 37 1   .974
No. 9 Duke 12 4   .750 28 7   .800
No. 11 Maryland 12 4   .750 28 7   .800
No. 16 NC State 11 5   .688 25 8   .758
Syracuse 10 6   .625 23 10   .697
No. 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 represented 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 were 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 earned an automatic bid to the 2014 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament where they defeated Robert Morris in the first round, Arizona State in the second round, Oklahoma State in the Sweet Sixteen, and Baylor in the Elite Eight to make it to their sixth Final Four, where they defeated Maryland. In the championship game, they lost to Connecticut, ending their school-record 37-game streak.

Roster

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2013–14 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
F 11 Natalie Achonwa 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr St. Mary's Catholic Guelph, ON
G 15 Lindsay Allen 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr St. John's College Mitchellville, MD
F 44 Ariel Braker 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Grosse Pointe North Grosse Pointe Woods, MI
G 22 Madison Cable 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Mt. Lebanon Mt. Lebanon, PA
G 3 Whitney Holloway 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Jr Montini Catholic Plainfield, IL
G 24 Hannah Huffman 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Carondelet Diablo, CA
G 32 Jewell Loyd 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Niles West Lincolnwood, IL
G 23 Michaela Mabrey 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Manasquan Belmar, NJ
G 21 Kayla McBride 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Villa Maria Academy Erie, PA
F 5 Kristina Nelson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Buford Buford, GA
F 12 Taya Reimer 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Hamilton Southeastern Fishers, IN
C 35 Diamond Thompson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Wheaton Warrenville South Wheaton, IL
F 34 Markisha Wright 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 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

Roster
Last update: 2013-10-17

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
10/30/2013*
1:00 pm
No. 6 California (PA) W 118–49 
Edmund P. Joyce Center (7,743)
South Bend, IN
Regular Season
11/09/2013*
1:00 pm
No. 6 UNC Wilmington W 99–50  1–0
Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,572)
South Bend, IN
11/11/2013*
7:00 pm
No. 6 No. 19 Michigan State W 81–62  2–0
Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,242)
South Bend, IN
11/16/2013*
2:00 pm
No. 6 Valparaiso W 96–46  3–0
Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,508)
South Bend, IN
11/23/2013*
3:00 pm
No. 5 at Penn W 76–54  4–0
Palestra (1,025)
Philadelphia, PA
11/26/2013*
7:00 pm
No. 5 No. 25 DePaul W 92–76  5–0
Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,518)
South Bend, IN
12/01/2013*
2:00 pm
No. 5 vs. Duquesne W 100–61  6–0
Mattamy Athletic Centre (933)
Toronto, ON
12/04/2013*
7:30 pm, BTN
No. 4 at No. 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
No. 4 UCLA W 90–48  8–0
Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,501)
South Bend, IN
12/14/2013*
7:00 pm
No. 4 at Michigan W 86–64  9–0
Crisler Center (3,330)
Ann Arbor, MI
12/22/2013*
2:00 pm
No. 4 Central Michigan W 106–72  10–0
Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,775)
South Bend, IN
12/29/2013*
5:00 pm, P12N
No. 2 at Oregon State W 70–58  11–0
Gill Coliseum (4,032)
Corvallis, OR
01/02/2014*
7:00 pm
No. 2 South Dakota State W 94–51  12–0
Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,867)
South Bend, IN
01/05/2014
2:00 pm
No. 2 Clemson W 71–51  13–0 (1–0)
Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,599)
South Bend, IN
01/09/2014
7:00 pm
No. 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
No. 2 at Virginia W 79–72  15–0 (3–0)
John Paul Jones Arena (4,451)
Charlottesville, VA
01/16/2014
7:00 pm
No. 2 at Pittsburgh W 109–66  16–0 (4–0)
Petersen Events Center (2,768)
Pittsburgh, PA
01/16/2014*
7:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 2 at No. 12 Tennessee W 86–70  17–0
Thompson–Boling Arena (13,346)
Knoxville, TN
01/23/2014
7:00 pm, ACCN/RSN
No. 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
No. 2 at No. 8 Maryland W 87–83  19–0 (6–0)
Comcast Center (7,668)
College Park, MD
01/30/2014
7:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 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
No. 2 at No. 3 Duke W 88–67  21–0 (8–0)
Cameron Indoor Stadium (7,018)
Durham, NC
02/06/2014
7:00 pm
No. 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
No. 2 Syracuse W 101–64  23–0 (10–0)
Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149)
South Bend, IN
02/13/2014
7:00 pm
No. 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
No. 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
No. 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
No. 2 No. 7 Duke W 81–70  27–0 (14–0)
Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149)
South Bend, IN
02/27/2014
7:00 pm
No. 2 No. 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
No. 2 at No. 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
No. 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
No. 2 vs. No. 14 NC State
Semifinals
W 83–48  31–0 (16–0)
Greensboro Coliseum (N/A)
Greensboro, NC
03/09/2014
7:00 pm, ESPN
No. 2 vs. No. 10 Duke
Championship Game
W 69–53  32–0 (16–0)
Greensboro Coliseum (8,190)
Greensboro, NC
2014 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament
03/22/2014*
1:30 pm, ESPN
No. 2 vs. Robert Morris
First Round
W 93–42  33–0
Savage Arena (4,312)
Toledo, OH
03/24/2014*
6:30 pm, ESPN
No. 2 vs. Arizona State
Second Round
W 84–67  34–0
Savage Arena (3,544)
Toledo, OH
03/29/2014*
2:30 pm, ESPN
No. 2 No. 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
No. 2 No. 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
No. 2 vs. No. 11 Maryland
Final Four
W 87–61  37–0
Bridgestone Arena (17,548)
Nashville, TN
04/08/2014*
20:30, ESPN
No. 2 vs. No. 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

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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 N/A
Coaches 7 6 6 6 5 4T 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

See also

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

References

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  1. ^ "NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Standings - 2013-14". ESPN. Retrieved April 11, 2014.
  2. ^ "2014 NCAA Women's Basketball Rankings - AP Top 25 Postseason (Mar. 17)". ESPN. Retrieved April 11, 2014.
  3. ^ "2013-14 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball Schedule". Notre Dame Athletics. Archived from the original on October 14, 2011. Retrieved January 22, 2014.