2022–23 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball team

2022–23 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball
ACC regular season champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 11
APNo. 10 (tie)
Record27–6 (15–3 ACC)
Head coach
Associate head coachCarol Owens (23rd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Michaela Mabrey (4th season)
  • Charel Allen (1st season)
Home arenaPurcell Pavilion
Seasons
2022–23 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 10т Notre Dame 15 – 3   .833 27 – 6   .818
No. 13 Duke 14 – 4   .778 26 – 7   .788
No. 4 Virginia Tech † 14 – 4   .778 31 – 4   .886
Louisville 12 – 6   .667 26 – 12   .684
Florida State 12 – 6   .667 23 – 10   .697
Miami (FL) 11 – 7   .611 22 – 13   .629
No. 20 North Carolina 11 – 7   .611 22 – 11   .667
NC State 9 – 9   .500 20 – 12   .625
Syracuse 9 – 9   .500 20 – 13   .606
Clemson 7 – 11   .389 19 – 16   .543
Boston College 5 – 13   .278 16 – 17   .485
Wake Forest 5 – 13   .278 17 – 17   .500
Virginia 4 – 14   .222 15 – 15   .500
Georgia Tech 4 – 14   .222 13 – 17   .433
Pittsburgh 3 – 15   .167 10 – 20   .333
† 2023 ACC tournament winner
As of March 27, 2023
Rankings from AP poll

The 2022–23 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Fighting Irish were led by third year head coach Niele Ivey and played their home games at Purcell Pavilion as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

The Fighting Irish finished the season 27–6 overall and 15–3 in ACC play, to finish as conference champions. This was their seventh regular season championship, and first since 2018–19. As the first seed in the ACC tournament, they defeated eighth seed NC State in the Quarterfinals before losing to fourth seed Louisville in the Semifinals. They received and at-large bid to the NCAA tournament and were the third seed in the Greenville 1 Region. They defeated fourteenth seed Southern Utah in the First Round and eleventh seed Mississippi State in the Second Round before losing to second seed Maryland in the Sweet Sixteen to end their season. Their postseason performance was impacted by an injury to Olivia Miles, who was an All-ACC First Team selection.[1]

Previous season

Main article: 2021–22 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball team

The Fighting Irish finished the season 24–10 overall and 13–5 in ACC play, to finish in a three way tie for third place. As the third seed in the ACC tournament, they defeated sixth seed Georgia Tech in the Quarterfinals before losing to seventh seed Miami in the Semifinals. They received and at-large bid to the NCAA tournament and were the fifth seed in the Bridgeport Region. They defeated twelfth seed UMass in the First Round and fourth seed Oklahoma in the Second Round before losing to NC State in the Sweet Sixteen to end their season.

Offseason

Departures

Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Maya Dodson 0 F 6'3" Graduate Student Alpharetta, Georgia Graduated; drafted 26th overall in the 2022 WNBA draft
Katlyn Gilbert 10 G 5'10" Senior Indianapolis, Indiana Graduated; Transferred to Missouri[2]
Abby Prohaska 12 G 5'10" Senior Liberty Township, Ohio Graduated; Transferred to San Diego State[3]
Anaya Peoples 21 G 5'10" Junior Danville, Illinois Transferred to DePaul[4]
Sam Brunelle 33 F 6'2" Junior Ruckersville, Virginia Transferred to Virginia[5]

Incoming Transfers

Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous School
Jenna Brown 0 G 5'10" Graduate Student Atlanta, Georgia Stanford[6]
Lauren Zwetizg 20 G 5'9" Junior Fort Collins, Colorado Haverford[7]
Kylee Watson 22 F 6'4" Junior Linwood, New Jersey Oregon[8]
Lauren Ebo 33 C 6'4" Graduate Student Washington, D.C. Texas[9]

2022 recruiting class

Source:[10]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
KK Bransford
G 		Cincinnati, Ohio Mount Notre Dame 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 95
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

2022–23 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Jenna Brown 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) GS The Lovett School
Stanford 		Atlanta, GA
G 1 Dara Mabrey 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) GS Manasquan
Virginia Tech 		Belmar, NJ
G 2 Trinity Cha 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Jr Crean Lutheran Irvine, CA
G 4 Cassandre Prosper 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Cairine Wilson Montreal, QC
G 5 Olivia Miles 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Blair Academy Phillipsburg, NJ
G 11 Sonia Citron 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So The Ursuline School Scarsdale, NY
G 12 KK Bransford 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Mount Notre Dame Cincinnati, OH
F 15 Natalija Marshall 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Jr Christ the King Queens, NY
G 20 Lauren Zwetzig 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Fossil Ridge
Haverford 		Fort Collins, CO
F 21 Maddy Westbeld 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Fairmont Kettering, OH
F 22 Kylee Watson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Jr Mainland
Oregon 		Linwood, NJ
G 25 Sarah Cernugel 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Jr Hinsdale Central Westmont, IL
C 33 Lauren Ebo 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) GS Riverdale Baptist
Texas 		Washington, DC
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: October 31, 2022

Schedule and results

Source:[11]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 31, 2022*
7:00 p.m. 		No. 9 Truman State W 92–47  –
 Purcell Pavilion (1,484)
Notre Dame, IN
Regular season
November 7, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		No. 9 Northern Illinois W 88–48  1–0
 Purcell Pavilion (2,545)
Notre Dame, IN
November 12, 2022*
4:00 p.m., NBC 		No. 9 vs. California
Citi Shamrock Classic 		W 90–79  2–0
 Enterprise Center (4,212)
St. Louis, MO
November 16, 2022*
9:00 p.m., BTN 		No. 9 at Northwestern W 92–58  3–0
 Welsh–Ryan Arena (1,176)
Evanston, IL
November 20, 2022*
4:00 p.m., ACCN 		No. 9 Ball State W 95–60  4–0
 Purcell Pavilion (3,438)
Notre Dame, IN
November 24, 2022*
4:15 p.m., FloSports 		No. 7 vs. American
Goombay Splash 		W 90–65  5–0
 Gateway Christian Academy (244)
Bimini, Bahamas
November 26, 2022*
4:15 p.m., FloSports 		No. 7 vs. Arizona State
Goombay Splash 		W 85–65  6–0
 Gateway Christian Academy (261)
Bimini, Bahamas
December 1, 2022*
6:30 p.m., ESPN2 		No. 7 No. 20 Maryland
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge 		L 72–74  6–1
 Purcell Pavilion (3,131)
Notre Dame, IN
December 4, 2022*
3:00 p.m., ABC 		No. 7 No. 3 Connecticut
Jimmy V Women's Classic / Rivalry 		W 74–60  7–1
 Purcell Pavilion (9,149)
Notre Dame, IN
December 8, 2022*
6:00 p.m. 		No. 5 at Lafayette Postponed due to health and safety protocols within the Lafayette program.[12] Kirby Sports Center 
Easton, PA
December 10, 2022*
12:00 p.m., ACCNX 		No. 5 Merrimack W 108–44  8–1
 Purcell Pavilion (4,670)
Notre Dame, IN
December 18, 2022
4:00 p.m., ACCN 		No. 5 at No. 6 Virginia Tech W 63–52  9–1
(1–0) 		Cassell Coliseum (4,206)
Blacksburg, VA
December 21, 2022*
12:00 p.m., ACCNX 		No. 5 Western Michigan W 85–57  10–1
 Purcell Pavilion (4,772)
Notre Dame, IN
December 29, 2022
6:00 p.m., ACCN 		No. 5 at Miami (FL) W 66–63  11–1
(2–0) 		Watsco Center (2,153)
Coral Gables, FL
January 1, 2023
12:00 p.m., ACCN 		No. 5 Boston College W 85–48  12–1
(3–0) 		Purcell Pavilion (5,532)
Notre Dame, IN
January 8, 2023
4:00 p.m., ACCN 		No. 4 at No. 22 North Carolina L 50–60  12–2
(3–1) 		Carmichael Arena (3,976)
Chapel Hill, NC
January 12, 2023
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		No. 7 Wake Forest W 86–47  13–2
(4–1) 		Purcell Pavilion (4,319)
Notre Dame, IN
January 15, 2023
2:00 p.m., ACCN 		No. 7 at Syracuse W 72–56  14–2
(5–1) 		Carrier Dome (3,736)
Syracuse, NY
January 19, 2023
7:00 p.m., ACCRSN 		No. 7 at Clemson W 57–54  15–2
(6–1) 		Littlejohn Coliseum (1,259)
Clemson, SC
January 22, 2023
2:00 p.m., ACCN 		No. 7 Virginia W 76–54  16–2
(7–1) 		Purcell Pavilion (6,442)
Notre Dame, IN
January 26, 2023
8:00 p.m., ACCRSN 		No. 7 No. 24 Florida State W 70–47  17–2
(8–1) 		Purcell Pavilion (4,956)
Notre Dame, IN
January 29, 2023
3:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 7 at No. 20 NC State L 65–69  17–3
(8–2) 		Reynolds Coliseum (5,500)
Raleigh, NC
February 2, 2023
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		No. 9 at Boston College W 72–59  18–3
(9–2) 		Conte Forum (1,378)
Chestnut Hill, MA
February 5, 2023
1:00 p.m., ACCRSN 		No. 9 No. 16 Duke L 52–57  18–4
(9–3) 		Purcell Pavilion (9,149)
Notre Dame, IN
February 9, 2023
6:00 p.m., ACCN 		No. 10 Pittsburgh W 69–63  19–4
(10–3) 		Purcell Pavilion (4,716)
Notre Dame, IN
February 12, 2023
4:00 p.m., ACCN 		No. 10 Syracuse W 73–64  20–4
(11–3) 		Purcell Pavilion (5,239)
Notre Dame, IN
February 16, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 10 Louisville W 78–76 OT 21–4
(12–3) 		Purcell Pavilion (5,245)
Notre Dame, IN
February 19, 2023
2:00 p.m., ACCNX 		No. 10 at Pittsburgh W 83–43  22–4
(13–3) 		Peterson Events Center (2,829)
Pittsburgh, PA
February 23, 2023
6:00 p.m., ACCRSN 		No. 10 Georgia Tech W 76–53  23–4
(14–3) 		Purcell Pavilion (5,297)
Notre Dame, IN
February 26, 2023
12:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 10 at Louisville W 68–65  24–4
(15–3) 		KFC Yum! Center (12,015)
Louisville, KY
ACC Women's Tournament
March 3, 2023
2:00 p.m., ACCN 		(1) No. 10 vs. (8) NC State
Quarterfinals 		W 66–60  25–4
 Greensboro, NC (6,151)
Greensboro Coliseum
March 4, 2023
12:00 p.m., ACCN 		(1) No. 10 vs. (4) Louisville
Semifinals 		L 38–64  25–5
 Greensboro, NC (7,122)
Greensboro Coliseum
NCAA Women's Tournament
March 17, 2023*
3:30 p.m., ESPN2 		(3 G1) No. 10 (14 G1) Southern Utah
First Round 		W 82–56  26–5
 Purcell Pavilion (3,950)
Notre Dame, IN
March 19, 2023*
3:30 p.m., ESPN 		(3 G1) No. 10 (11 G1) Mississippi State
Second Round 		W 53–48  27–5
 Purcell Pavilion (4,565)
Notre Dame, IN
March 25, 2023*
11:30 a.m., ESPN 		(3 G1) No. 10 vs. (2 G1) No. 7 Maryland
Sweet Sixteen 		L 59–76  27–6
 Bon Secours Wellness Arena 
Greenville, SC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
G1=Greenville 1.
All times are in Eastern.

Rankings

Main article: 2022–23 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 9 9 7 7 5 5 5 5 4 7 7 7 9 10 10 10 10 11 10т N/A
Coaches 10 11 7 7 5 5 5 5 4 7 7 7 8 10 10 10 10 10 11 11

Note: The AP does not release a final poll.

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

References

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  3. ^ "Aztecs Add Notre Dame Transfer Abby Prohaska". goaztecs.com. San Diego State University. May 10, 2022. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
  4. ^ "Anaya Peoples, former Notre Dame women's basketball guard, transfers to DePaul". ndinsider.com. NDInsider. April 15, 2022. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
  5. ^ "Former Notre Dame women's basketball forward Sam Brunelle lands at University of Virginia". ndinsider.com. NDInsider. April 10, 2022. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
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