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

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.

2022–23 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball
ACC regular season champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 11
AP	No. 10 (tie)
Record	27–6 (15–3 ACC)
Head coach	Niele Ivey (3rd season)
Associate head coach	Carol Owens (23rd season)
Assistant coaches	Michaela Mabrey (2nd season) Charel Allen (1st season)
Home arena	Purcell Pavilion
Seasons ← 2021–22 2023–24 →

2022–23 ACC women's basketball standings

v t e	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 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: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:    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 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 Niele Ivey (Notre Dame) Assistant coach(es) Carol Owens (Northern Illinois) Michaela Mabrey (Notre Dame) Charel Allen (Notre Dame) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt 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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