2016–17 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball team

2016–17 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball

Preseason WNIT Champions
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 1
AP	No. 1
2016–17 record	7–0 (0–0 ACC)
Head coach	Muffet McGraw (30th year)
Assistant coach	Carol Owens
Assistant coach	Beth Cunningham
Assistant coach	Niele Ivey
Home arena	Edmund P. Joyce Center

2016–17 ACC women's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Clemson	0	–	0	–	8	–	0	1.000
#1 Notre Dame	0	–	0	–	7	–	0	1.000
Virginia Tech	0	–	0	–	7	–	0	1.000
Duke	0	–	0	–	8	–	1	.889
#8 Florida State	0	–	0	–	7	–	1	.875
Georgia Tech	0	–	0	–	7	–	1	.875
#18 Miami (FL)	0	–	0	–	6	–	1	.857
North Carolina	0	–	0	–	6	–	1	.857
Pittsburgh	0	–	0	–	6	–	1	.857
Wake Forest	0	–	0	–	6	–	1	.857
#7 Louisville	0	–	0	–	6	–	2	.750
NC State	0	–	0	–	6	–	2	.750
Virginia	0	–	0	–	5	–	2	.714
#20 Syracuse	0	–	0	–	5	–	3	.625
Boston College	0	–	0	–	2	–	5	.286


† 2017 ACC Tournament winner As of December 4, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016–17 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball team will represent University of Notre Dame during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Fighting Irish, led by thirtieth year head coach Muffet McGraw, play their home games at Edmund P. Joyce Center and are fourth year members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Roster

2016–17 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Home town
1.5 !G	3	Mabrey, MarinaMarina Mabrey	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	2.0 !So	Manasquan	Belmar, NJ
1.5 !G	5	Young, JackieJackie Young	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	1.0 !Fr	Princeton Community	Princeton, IN
3.5 !F	11	Turner, BriannaBrianna Turner	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	3.0 !Jr	Manvel	Pearland, TX
1.5 !G	14	Johnson, MychaelMychael Johnson	67 !5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	3.0 !Jr	Huntington St. Joseph	Huntington, WV
1.5 !G	15	Allen, LindsayLindsay Allen	68 !5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	4.0 !Sr	St. John's College	Michelleville, MD
1.5 !G	20	Patberg, AliAli Patberg	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	2.0 !So	Columbus North	Columbus, IN
3.5 !F	21	Nelson, KristinaKristina Nelson	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	4.0 !Sr	Buford	Buford, GA
3.5 !F	22	Boley, ErinErin Boley	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	1.0 !Fr	Elizabethtown	Hodgenville, KY
1.5 !G	24	Ogunbowale, ArikeArike Ogunbowale	68 !5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	2.5 !RS So	Divine Savior Holy Angels	Milwaukee, WI
3.5 !F	33	Westbeld, KathrynKathryn Westbeld	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	3.0 !Jr	Ketting Fairmount	Kettering, OH
5.0 !C	35	Thompson, DiamondDiamond Thompson	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	4.0 !Sr	Wheaton Warrenville South	Wheaton, IL

Head coach

Muffet McGraw (Saint Joseph's)

Assistant coach(es)

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
11/03/2016* 7:00 PM	No. 1	Roberts Wesleyan	W 129–50		Edmund P. Joyce Center (7,675) South Bend, IN
Regular season
11/11/2016* 7:00 PM, ACCN Extra	No. 1	Central Michigan Preseason WNIT First Round	W 104–47	1–0	Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,454) South Bend, IN
11/14/2016* 7:00 PM, ACCN Extra	No. 1	Fordham Preseason WNIT quarterfinals	W 67–36	2–0	Edmund P. Joyce Center (7,435) South Bend, IN
11/17/2016* 7:00 PM, ACCN Extra	No. 1	Green Bay Preseason WNIT semifinals	W 71–67	3–0	Edmund P. Joyce Center (7,817) South Bend, IN
11/20/2016* 3:00 PM, CBSSN	No. 1	No. 17 Washington Preseason WNIT championship	W 71–60	4–0	Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,106) South Bend, IN
11/22/2016* 8:00 PM	No. 1	vs. Louisiana–Lafayette	W 91–51	5–0	Campbell Center^{[n 1]} (767) Houston, TX
11/26/2016* 1:00 PM, ACCN Extra	No. 1	TCU	W 92–59	6–0	Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,174) South Bend, IN
11/30/2016* 8:00 PM, BTN	No. 1	at Iowa ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge	W 73–58	7–0	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (3,809) Iowa City, IA
12/04/2016* 1:00 PM, ACCN Extra	No. 1	Valparaiso			Edmund P. Joyce Center South Bend, IN
12/07/2016* 7:00 PM, ESPN2		Connecticut Rivalry			Edmund P. Joyce Center South Bend, IN
12/10/2016* 8:00 PM		at DePaul			McGrath-Phillips Arena Chicago, IL
12/18/2016* 2:00 PM		at Toledo			Savage Arena Toledo, OH
12/20/2016* 7:00 PM, BTN		at Michigan State			Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
12/27/2016* 7:30 PM		at Chattanooga			McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, TN
12/29/2016 7:00 PM, ACCN Extra		at NC State			Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC
01/02/2017 7:00 PM		at Georgia Tech			Hank McCamish Pavilion Atlanta, GA
01/05/2017 7:00 PM, ACCN Extra		Wake Forest			Edmund P. Joyce Center South Bend, IN
01/08/2017 3:00 PM, ESPN Flex		at Miami (FL)			BankUnited Center Coral Gables, FL
01/12/2017 7:00 PM, ACCN Extra		Pittsburgh			Edmund P. Joyce Center South Bend, IN
01/16/2017* 7:00 PM, ESPN2		at Tennessee			Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
01/19/2017 7:00 PM		at Boston College			Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA
01/22/2017 12:00 PM, ESPNU		at North Carolina			Carmichael Arena Chapel Hill, NC
01/26/2017 7:00 PM, ACCN Extra		Duke			Edmund P. Joyce Center South Bend, IN
01/29/2017 12:00 PM, ESPNU		Virginia			Edmund P. Joyce Center South Bend, IN
02/02/2017 7:00 PM		at Virginia Tech			Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
02/06/2017 7:00 PM, ESPN2		Louisville			Edmund P. Joyce Center South Bend, IN
02/12/2017 1:00 PM, ACCN Extra		Georgia Tech			Edmund P. Joyce Center South Bend, IN
02/16/2017 7:00 PM		at Clemson			Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC
02/19/2017 5:00 PM, ESPN2		at Syracuse			Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY
02/23/2017 7:00 PM, ACCN Extra		Boston College			Edmund P. Joyce Center South Bend, IN
02/26/2017 1:00 PM, ESPN2		Florida State			Edmund P. Joyce Center South Bend, IN
ACC Women's Tournament
03/01–05/2017		vs.			Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Source^[2]

Notes

↑ This game did not finish at Campbell Center. A power outage during the second quarter led the teams to move the remainder of the game to Tudor Fieldhouse on the campus of Rice University. The latter venue was available because the Owls had just completed a game against Grand Canyon.^[1]

Rankings

Main article: 2016–17 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	1	1	1	1																N/A
Coaches	2	1	1	1

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

References

↑ "Power outage forces Notre Dame and Louisiana-Lafayette to switch venues during middle of game". ESPN.com. November 23, 2016. Retrieved November 25, 2016.
↑ "2016–17 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball schedule". Notre Dame Fighting Irish.

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 2016–17

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

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 12/1/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.