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


The 2016–17 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball team represented the 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 were fourth year members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season with 33–4, 15–1 in ACC play to win both of the ACC Regular Season and Tournament for the fourth year in a row. They earned an automatic bid to the NCAA women's tournament where they defeated Robert Morris and Purdue in the first and second rounds, respectively. The Irish women defeated Ohio State in the sweet sixteen before losing in a rematch of last year's sweet sixteen to Stanford in the elite eight.

2016–17 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball
ACC tournament champions
ACC regular season champions
Preseason WNIT champions
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 2
Record33–4 (15–1 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaEdmund P. Joyce Center
Seasons
2016–17 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Notre Dame 15 1   .938 33 4   .892
No. 9 Duke 13 3   .813 28 6   .824
No. 10 Florida State 13 3   .813 28 7   .800
No. 13 Louisville 12 4   .750 29 8   .784
No. 17 NC State 12 4   .750 23 9   .719
No. 21 Syracuse 11 5   .688 22 11   .667
No. 16 Miami (FL) 10 6   .625 24 9   .727
Virginia 7 9   .438 20 13   .606
Wake Forest 6 10   .375 16 16   .500
Georgia Tech 5 11   .313 22 14   .611
Virginia Tech 4 12   .250 20 14   .588
Pittsburgh 4 12   .250 13 17   .433
Clemson 3 13   .188 15 16   .484
North Carolina 3 13   .188 15 16   .484
Boston College 2 14   .125 9 21   .300
2017 ACC tournament winner
As of March 29, 2017
Rankings from AP poll

Roster

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2016–17 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 3 Marina Mabrey 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Manasquan Belmar, NJ
G 5 Jackie Young 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Princeton Community Princeton, IN
F 11 Brianna Turner 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Manvel Pearland, TX
G 14 Mychael Johnson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Huntington St. Joseph Huntington, WV
G 15 Lindsay Allen 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr St. John's College Michelleville, MD
G 20 Ali Patberg 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Columbus North Columbus, IN
F 21 Kristina Nelson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS Jr Buford Buford, GA
F 22 Erin Boley 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Elizabethtown Hodgenville, KY
G 24 Arike Ogunbowale 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Divine Savior Holy Angels Milwaukee, WI
F 33 Kathryn Westbeld 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Ketting Fairmount Kettering, OH
C 35 Diamond Thompson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Sr Wheaton Warrenville South Wheaton, IL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Media

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All Notre Dame games will air on WHPZ Pulse 96.9 FM. Games are streamed online live.

Rankings

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Regular Season Polls
Poll Pre-
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Final
AP 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 7 6 6 8 7 7 7 5 3 3 2 N/A
Coaches 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 6 6 9 9 8 7 6 4 3 2 2 2
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes

Schedule

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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[a] (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*
9:00 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 W 114–54  8–0
Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,132)
South Bend, IN
12/07/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 2 No. 1 Connecticut
Rivalry
L 61–72  8–1
Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149)
South Bend, IN
12/10/2016*
8:00 pm, CSNC+
No. 2 at No. 16 DePaul W 75–61  9–1
McGrath-Phillips Arena (3,001)
Chicago, IL
12/18/2016*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 2 at Toledo W 85–68  10–1
Savage Arena (5,697)
Toledo, OH
12/20/2016*
7:00 pm, BTN
No. 2 at Michigan State W 79–61  11–1
Breslin Center (7,924)
East Lansing, MI
12/27/2016*
7:30 pm
No. 2 at Chattanooga W 79–58  12–1
McKenzie Arena (3,388)
Chattanooga, TN
12/29/2016
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
No. 2 at NC State L 62–70  12–2 (0–1)
Reynolds Coliseum (3,677)
Raleigh, NC
01/02/2017
7:00 pm
No. 7 at Georgia Tech W 55–38  13–2 (1–1)
Hank McCamish Pavilion (1,641)
Atlanta, GA
01/05/2017
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
No. 7 Wake Forest W 92–72  14–2 (2–1)
Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,691)
South Bend, IN
01/08/2017
3:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 7 at No. 14 Miami (FL) W 67–55  15–2 (3–1)
Watsco Center (1,546)
Coral Gables, FL
01/12/2017
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
No. 6 Pittsburgh W 86–54  16–2 (4–1)
Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,137)
South Bend, IN
01/16/2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 6 at Tennessee L 69–71  16–3
Thompson–Boling Arena (10,517)
Knoxville, TN
01/19/2017
7:00 pm
No. 6 at Boston College W 80–69  17–3 (5–1)
Conte Forum (1,108)
Chestnut Hill, MA
01/22/2017
12:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 6 at North Carolina W 77–55  18–3 (6–1)
Carmichael Arena (3,159)
Chapel Hill, NC
01/26/2017
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
No. 8 No. 14 Duke W 62–58  19–3 (7–1)
Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,309)
South Bend, IN
01/29/2017
12:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 8 Virginia W 82–74  20–3 (8–1)
Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149)
South Bend, IN
02/02/2017
7:00 pm
No. 8 at Virginia Tech W 76–59  21–3 (9–1)
Cassell Coliseum (2,733)
Blacksburg, VA
02/06/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 7 No. 12 Louisville W 85–66  22–3 (10–1)
Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,325)
South Bend, IN
02/12/2017
1:00 pm, ACCN Extra
No. 7 Georgia Tech W 90–69  23–3 (11–1)
Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149)
South Bend, IN
02/16/2017
7:00 pm
No. 7 at Clemson W 84–80  24–3 (12–1)
Littlejohn Coliseum (595)
Clemson, SC
02/19/2017
5:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 7 at No. 21 Syracuse W 85–80  25–3 (13–1)
Carrier Dome (11,021)
Syracuse, NY
02/23/2017
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
No. 5 Boston College W 82–45  26–3 (14–1)
Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,376)
South Bend, IN
02/26/2017
1:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 5 No. 8 Florida State W 79–61  27–3 (15–1)
Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149)
South Bend, IN
ACC Women's Tournament
03/03/2017
2:00 pm, RSN
(1) No. 3 vs. (8) Virginia
Quarterfinals
W 76–59  28–3
HTC Center (2,845)
Conway, SC
03/04/2017
2:00 pm, ESPN2
(1) No. 3 vs. (5) No. 14 Louisville
Semifinals
W 84–73  29–3
HTC Center (3,600)
Conway, SC
03/05/2017
1:00 pm, ESPN2
(1) No. 3 vs. (3) No. 13 Duke
Championship Game
W 84–61  30–3
HTC Center (3,600)
Conway, SC
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/17/2017*
7:30 pm, ESPN2
(1 L) No. 2 (16 L) Robert Morris
First Round
W 79–49  31–3
Edmund P. Joyce Center (5,685)
South Bend, IN
03/19/2017*
9:00 pm, ESPN
(1 L) No. 2 (9 L) Purdue
Second Round
W 88–82 OT 32–3
Edmund P. Joyce Center (5,422)
South Bend, IN
03/24/2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN
(1 L) No. 2 vs. (5 L) No. 11 Ohio State
Sweet Sixteen
W 99–76  33–3
Rupp Arena (3,148)
Lexington, KY
03/26/2017*
12:00 pm, ESPN
(1 L) No. 2 vs. (2 L) No. 6 Stanford
Elite Eight
L 75–76  33–4
Rupp Arena (2,527)
Lexington, KY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
L=Lexington Region.
All times are in Eastern.

Source[2]

Notes
  1. ^ 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]

References

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  1. ^ "Power outage forces Notre Dame and Louisiana-Lafayette to switch venues during middle of game". ESPN.com. November 23, 2016. Retrieved November 25, 2016.
  2. ^ "2016–17 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball schedule". Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Archived from the original on October 14, 2011.