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2020–21 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball team

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2020–21 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record10–10 (8–7 ACC)
Head coach
Associate head coachCarol Owens (21st season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaPurcell Pavilion
Seasons
2020–21 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 8 Louisville 14 2   .875 26 4   .867
No. 3 NC State† 12 2   .857 22 3   .880
Georgia Tech 12 6   .667 17 9   .654
Syracuse 9 7   .563 15 9   .625
Florida State 9 7   .563 10 9   .526
Notre Dame 8 7   .533 10 10   .500
Virginia Tech 8 8   .500 15 10   .600
North Carolina 8 9   .471 13 11   .542
Miami (FL) 8 10   .444 11 11   .500
Wake Forest 8 10   .444 12 13   .480
Clemson 5 12   .294 12 14   .462
Pittsburgh 3 12   .200 5 14   .263
Boston College 2 11   .154 7 12   .368
Duke 0 1   .000 3 1   .750
Virginia 0 2   .000 0 5   .000
Duke suspended their season on December 25, 2020
Virginia suspended their season on January 14, 2021
2021 ACC tournament winner
As of March 30, 2021
Rankings from AP poll

The 2020–21 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Fighting Irish were led by first 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 10–10 and 8–7 in ACC play to finish in sixth place. In the ACC tournament, they lost to Clemson in the Second Round. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the WNIT.

Previous season

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The Fighting Irish finished the 2019–20 season at 13–18 and 8–10 in ACC play to finish in a tie for ninth place. As the tenth seed in the ACC tournament, they lost to Pittsburgh in the First Round. The NCAA tournament and WNIT were cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak.[1]

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Kristin Baer 1 F 6'2" Graduate Student San Jose, CA Graduated
Kaitlin Cole 2 G 5'10" Senior Toledo, OH Graduated
Margaret Murdock 3 G 5'8" Sophomore Glencoe, IL
Catherine Murdock 5 G 5'8" Sophomore Glencoe, IL
Marta Sniezek 13 G 5'8" Graduate Student McLean, VA Graduated
Kathleen Keyes 40 F 5'11" Freshman Ridgewood, NJ

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous School
Dara Mabrey 1 G 5'7" Junior Belmar, NJ Virginia Tech

2020 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Madeline Westbeld
F
Kettering, OH Fairmont 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 98
Allison Campbell
PG
Altoona, PA Bellwood-Antis 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 97
Natalija Marshall
F
Queens, NY Christ the King 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 97
Alasia Hayes
PG
Murfreesboro, TN Riverdale 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 96
Amirah Abdur-Rahim
F
Marietta, GA St. Francis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 89
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:

Source:[2]

Roster

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2020–21 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Dara Mabrey 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Manasquan
Virginia Tech
Belmar, NJ
F 3 Amirah Abdur-Rahim 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr St. Francis Marietta, GA
G 5 Alasia Hayes 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Riverdale Murfreesboro, TN
G 10 Katlyn Gilbert 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Heritage Christian Indianapolis, IN
G 12 Abby Prohaska 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Lakota West Liberty Township, OH
F 15 Natalija Marshall 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Fr Christ the King Queens, NY
G 20 Nicole Benz 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr William S. Hart Santa Clarita, CA
G 21 Anaya Peoples 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Schlarman Academy Danville, IL
F 22 Danielle Cosgrove 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Jr Sachem East Holbrook, NY
G 23 Alli Campbell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Bellwood-Antis Altoona, PA
G 24 Destinee Walker 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) GS Lake Highland Prep
North Carolina
Orlando, FL
G 25 Olivia Miles 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Blair Academy Phillipsburg, NJ
C 30 Mikayla Vaughn 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Paul VI Catholic Philadelphia, PA
F 33 Sam Brunelle 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So William Monroe High School Ruckersville, VA
F 34 Maddy Westbeld 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Fairmont Kettering, OH
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: February 2021

Schedule and results

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Source:[3]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference Regular season
November 27, 2020*
Noon, ESPN+
No. 22 at Ohio L 85–86  0–1
Convocation Center (0)
Athens, OH
November 29, 2020*
4:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 22 Miami (OH) W 88–68  1–1
Purcell Pavilion (79)
Notre Dame, IN
December 3, 2020*
6:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 24 Michigan
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
L 66–76  1–2
Purcell Pavilion (122)
Notre Dame, IN
December 6, 2020*
2:00 p.m., ACCNX
IUPUI W 65–58  2–2
Purcell Pavilion (523)
Notre Dame, IN
ACC Regular season
December 13, 2020
2:00 p.m., ACCNX
Georgia Tech L 67–82  2–3
(0–1)
Purcell Pavilion (93)
Notre Dame, IN
December 17, 2020
6:00 p.m., ACCN
Virginia Tech W 84–78  3–3
(1–1)
Purcell Pavilion (64)
Notre Dame, IN
December 20, 2020
3:00 p.m., RSN
at Clemson L 55–78  3–4
(1–2)
Littlejohn Coliseum (425)
Clemson, SC
December 31, 2020
3:00 p.m., ACCN
at Miami (FL) W 71–60  4–4
(2–2)
Watsco Center (0)
Coral Gables, FL
January 3, 2021
4:00 p.m., ACCN
Georgia Tech W 69–67  5–4
(3–2)
Purcell Pavilion (53)
Notre Dame, IN
January 7, 2021
8:00 p.m., ACCN
at Boston College L 61–64  5–5
(3–3)
Conte Forum (0)
Chestnut Hill, MA
January 10, 2021
2:00 p.m., ESPNU
at No. 24 Syracuse Postponed due to COVID-19[4] Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
January 14, 2021
6:00 p.m., ACCNX
Pittsburgh Postponed due to COVID-19[4] Purcell Pavilion 
Notre Dame, IN
January 14, 2021
4:00 p.m., ACCN
Wake Forest W 79–72  6–5
(4–3)
Purcell Pavilion (50)
Notre Dame, IN
January 17, 2021
Noon, ACCN
Boston College W 83–73  7–5
(5–3)
Purcell Pavilion (110)
Notre Dame, IN
January 21, 2021
7:00 p.m., RSN
at Virginia Tech W 65–60  8–5
(6–3)
Cassell Coliseum (250)
Blacksburg, VA
January 24, 2021
Noon, ESPNU
at North Carolina L 73–78  8–6
(6–4)
Carmichael Arena (0)
Chapel Hill, NC
January 31, 2021
4:00 p.m., ACCN
Duke Canceled due to Duke suspending season[5] Purcell Pavilion 
Notre Dame, IN
January 31, 2021
11:00 a.m., ACCN
at Syracuse L 69–81  8–7
(6–5)
Carrier Dome (0)
Syracuse, NY
February 7, 2021
2:00 p.m., ESPN
at No. 1 Louisville L 65–71  8–8
(6–6)
KFC Yum! Center (2,912)
Louisville, KY
February 11, 2021
7:00 p.m., RSN
Virginia Canceled due to Virginia suspending season[6] Purcell Pavilion 
Notre Dame, IN
February 15, 2021
5:00 p.m., ESPN2
at No. 4 NC State Postponed due to COVID-19[7] Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, NC
February 18, 2021
8:00 p.m., ACCN
Syracuse Postponed due to COVID-19[8] Purcell Pavilion 
Notre Dame, IN
February 22, 2021
8:00 p.m., ACCN
at Pittsburgh W 59–48  9–8
(7–6)
Peterson Events Center (500)
Pittsburgh, PA
February 25, 2021
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
Florida State W 72–64  10–8
(8–6)
Purcell Pavilion (114)
Notre Dame, IN
February 28, 2021
3:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 6 Louisville L 61–78  10–9
(8–7)
Purcell Pavilion (126)
Notre Dame, IN
ACC Women's Tournament
March 4, 2021
8:30 p.m., RSN
(6) vs. (11) Clemson
Second Round
L 63–68  10–10
Greensboro, NC (451)
Greensboro Coliseum
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Rankings

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2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls
Poll Pre-
Season
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Final
AP 22 RV RV
Coaches 23 RV
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  No Change
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

References

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  1. ^ "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships". Archived from the original on March 12, 2020.
  2. ^ "2020 High School Girls' Basketball Recruits – Notre Dame – ESPN". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
  3. ^ "2020–21 Women's Basketball schedule". und.com. University of Notre Dame. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
  4. ^ a b "ACC Women's Basketball Announces Schedule Changes". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. January 5, 2021. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
  5. ^ "Duke Blue Devils end women's basketball season amid coronavirus concerns". espn.com. ESPN. December 25, 2020. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  6. ^ Voepel, Mechelle (January 14, 2021). "Virginia women's basketball team cancels rest of season due to coronavirus issues". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
  7. ^ "ACC Announces Women's Basketball Postponements". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. February 12, 2021. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
  8. ^ "ACC Women's Basketball Announces Schedule Changes". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. February 15, 2021. Retrieved February 17, 2021.