NOTRE DAME

Women’s Basketball 2007-08

2001 NCAA Champions • 1997 NCAA Final Four
6 NCAA Sweet 16 Berths • 14 NCAA Tourney Appearances
2007-08 ND Women’s Basketball: Game 25 19-5 / 7-3 BIG EAST

2007-08 Schedule
#16/16 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (19-5 / 7-3 BIG EAST) vs. N1 Southern Indiana (exhib.) W, 90-38
#21/23 Syracuse Orange (19-4 / 7-3 BIG EAST) N5 Hillsdale (exhibition) W, 96-64
uDATE: February 16, 2008 uRADIO: ESPN Radio 1490 AM
N9 (24/rv) Miami (Ohio)1 W, 98-50
uTIME: 7:00 p.m. ET UND.com N13 (23/25) Western Kentucky1 W, 78-59
uAT: Syracuse, N.Y. Sean Stires, p-b-p N16 (23/25) @ Maryland (3/3)1 L, 59-75
Carrier Dome (33,633) uTV: None N20 (23/24) @ Central Michigan W, 94-41
uSERIES: ND leads 20-2 uLIVE STATS: SUAthletics.com N24 (23/24) Boston College W, 88-58
u1ST MTG: 1/16/88 (ND 81-64) uTICKETS: (888) 366-3849 N27 (22/23) Canisius W, 93-47
uLAST MTG: 1/20/07 (ND 83-55) D2 (22/23) Michigan W, 77-46
D5 (16/20) @ Bowling Green W, 86-84OT
Storylines Web Sites D8 (16/20) @ PurdueBTN W, 61-48
u Notre Dame opens a three-game road trip, u Notre Dame: http://www.UND.com D12 (17/17) Valparaiso W, 94-56
its longest of the season, with the first two u Syracuse: http://www.suathletics.com D21 (17/17) @ IUPUI W, 67-44
stops coming against ranked opponents. u BIG EAST: http://www.bigeast.org D29 (16/16) Saint Francis (Pa.) W, 82-39
u The Irish need one victory to post their 14th
J2 (14/14) @ Richmond W, 84-59
20-win season in the past 15 years, and their Setting The Standard J5 (14/14) Tennessee (3/3)CBS L, 63-87
18th in the 21-year Muffet McGraw era. Under the guidance of 21st-year head coach

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J8 (14/14) • @ LouisvilleCSTV W, 82-74
Muffet McGraw, Notre Dame has evolved into
ith only three weeks to go before the J13 (14/14) • @ West Virginia (16/16)ESPNU L, 50-56
one of the country’s leading women’s basketball
BIG EAST Championship, No. 16 powers. The Irish have appeared in 14 NCAA J16 (17/15) • Villanova W, 69-58
Notre Dame faces one of its biggest Tournaments (including a current streak of 12 in J19 (17/15) • @ GeorgetownBETV W, 104-86
challenges of the season, as it opens a three- a row) and advanced to the NCAA Sweet 16 six J22 (16/16) • DePaul (rv/25)CSTV L, 80-81
game road trip Saturday at No. 21/23 Syracuse. times in the past 11 years. Notre Dame also has J27 (16/16) • Connecticut (1/1)ESPN2 L, 64-81
The Irish are tied with the Orange for fifth place reached the NCAA Women’s Final Four twice, J30 (20/20) • Providence W, 85-54
in the BIG EAST standings, one-half game be- winning college basketball’s ultimate prize with F2 (20/20) • @ Cincinnati W, 73-41
hind Pittsburgh in the race for the all-important the 2001 national championship. F10 (16/17) • Pittsburgh (15/15)ESPN2 W, 81-66
first-round bye in the conference tournament. In its history, Notre Dame has developed F13 (16/16) • MarquetteCSTV W, 99-76
Notre Dame (19-5, 7-3 BIG EAST) picked up nine All-Americans, nine WNBA players (in- F16 • @ Syracuse 7:00 ET
its fourth consecutive win on Wednesday night cluding six draft picks in the past seven years) F19 • @ RutgersCSTV 8:00 ET
with a 99-76 victory over Marquette at the Joyce and four USA Basketball veterans (nine medals F24 • @ DePaulESPNU 1:00 CT
Center. The Irish fired on all cylinders offensively won). Now in their 31st season in 2007-08, the
with a season-high .643 field goal percentage, F27 • South Florida 7:00 ET
Irish own an all-time record of 632-283 (.691).
their best shooting night in 11 years. M1 • Seton Hall 2:00 ET
Senior guard Tulyah Gaines led Notre Dame Notre Dame Head Coach Muffet McGraw M3 • @ St. John’s 7:00 ET
in scoring for the second consecutive game with Saint Joseph’s (Pa.) ’77 M8 BIG EAST 1st Round2-BETV TBA
a season-high 22 points on 10-of-15 shooting. u 21st season at Notre Dame M9 BIG EAST Quarterfinal2-ESPNU TBA
Junior guard Lindsay Schrader did a little bit • 468-184 (.718) at Notre Dame. M10 BIG EAST Semifinal2-ESPNU TBA
of everything for the Irish, as she had 17 points, • 556-225 (.712) in 26 years as head coach. M11 BIG EAST Final2-ESPN2 7:00 ET
six rebounds, five assists, four steals and two NOTES M22 NCAA 1st Round3-ESPN/ESPN2 TBA
blocks. u 2001 consensus National Coach of the Year M23 NCAA 1st Round3-ESPN/ESPN2 TBA
u Four-time Naismith Coach of the Year finalist M24 NCAA 2nd Round3- ESPN/ESPN2 TBA
Rankings u Four-time conference Coach of the Year M25 NCAA 2nd Round3- ESPN/ESPN2 TBA
u Notre Dame is ranked 16th in both the As- • BIG EAST Conference (2001) M29 NCAA Regional Semifinal4-ESPN TBA
sociated Press and ESPN/USA Today polls • Midwestern Collegiate Conference (1991) M30 NCAA Regional Semifinal4-ESPN TBA
this week. • North Star Conference (1988)
M31 NCAA Regional Final4-ESPN TBA
u Syracuse is ranked 21st in this week’s As- • East Coast Conference (@ Lehigh) (1983)
A1 NCAA Regional Final4-ESPN TBA
sociated Press poll and 23rd in the latest
A6 NCAA Women’s Final Four5-ESPN TBA
ESPN/USA Today poll.
A8 NCAA Championship Game5-ESPN TBA
(x) - numbers before opponent are ND rankings in AP/ESPN-
Notre Dame’s Probable Starting Lineup (c = captain) USA Today polls; numbers after opponent indicates its ranks
No Name Pos Ht Yr PPG RPG Other Notes
• = BIG EAST Conference game
52 Erica Williamson C 6-4 So. 6.2 4.1 1.0 bpg • Tied career high with 16p vs. DePaul 1 = Preseason WNIT (semifinalist)
1 Tulyah Gaines (C) G 5-7 Sr. 7.3 2.1 3.6 apg • 14.0 ppg, .571 FG% (20-35) past 4 gms 2 = BIG EAST Championship (Hartford, Conn.)
2 Charel Allen (C) G 5-11 Sr. 13.8 5.0 2.4 apg • Dbl-dbl (25p, 10r) last yr vs. Syracuse 3 = First/second round games at: Albuquerque, Baton Rouge,
Bridgeport, College Park, Des Moines, Norfolk, Stanford
20 Ashley Barlow G 5-9 So. 12.5 4.4 2.1 apg • Career-high six assists vs. Marquette and West Lafayette
24 Lindsay Schrader G 6-0 Jr. 10.7 5.8 2.1 apg • 14.5 ppg, 7.0 rpg, 3.5 spg past 2 gms 4 = Regionals at: Greensboro, New Orleans, Oklahoma City
Off the Bench For the Irish and Spokane
5 = NCAA Women’s Final Four (Tampa, Fla.)
11 Amanda Tsipis (C) G 5-9 Sr. 1.0 0.6 0.2 apg • Averaging career highs in all categories
14 Devereaux Peters F 6-2 Fr. 9.0 5.6 2.0 bpg • Out for season (torn ACL - left knee) CBS = Game televised on CBS
22 Brittany Mallory G 5-10 Fr. 6.7 1.9 1.3 spg • .385 3FG% (13th BE) in league play ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU = Game to be televised on ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU
CSTV = Game to be televised on College Sports Television
23 Melissa Lechlitner G 5-7 So. 5.8 1.8 2.9 apg • Career-high 18p, 6r last yr vs. Syracuse BETV = Game to be televised on BIG EAST TV package
32 Becca Bruszewski F 6-1 Fr. 4.6 2.5 0.5 spg • 8.0 ppg, 4.0 rpg in past 2 games BTN = Game televised on Big Ten Network
33 Melissa D’Amico C 6-5 Sr. 3.5 2.2 0.6 bpg • 91 career blocks (10th in ND history) NOTE: All home games not scheduled for commercial TV
Pronunciations: Tulyah (tuh-LIE-uh); Charel (shuh-REL); Tsipis (SIP-iss); Lechlitner (LECK-light-ner); Bruszewski (broo-SHEFF-skee); D’Amico (duh-ME-koh) broadcast will air live on UND.com

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Behind a high-octane offense and an aggressive ppg.) and tops in rebounding (5.8 rpg.) as one C112 Joyce Center, Second Floor
defense, Notre Dame has been a fixture in the of the cornerstones of Notre Dame’s unique Notre Dame, IN 46556
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ranked every week (except for the preseason While Schrader is back from her ACL injury,
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ESPN/USA Today poll) and have appeared freshman forward Devereaux Peters had her
in the top 20 for the past 11 weeks, rising as season end early with a torn ACL in her left knee,
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high as 14th just before the start of BIG EAST suffered Feb. 10 vs. Pittsburgh. Peters provided The official Notre Dame athletics web site contains sched-
Conference play. a strong spark off the bench, averaging 9.0 ules, rosters, updated statistics and historical information
Notre Dame also ranks in the top 20 in six points, 5.6 rebounds and 2.0 blocks per game. from previous seasons. High-resolution color headshots
NCAA statistical categories (as of Monday), She also scored in double figures 14 times, and action photos of Notre Dame players, coaches and
including scoring offense (7th, 79.6 ppg.), as- including a season-high 15 points vs. Villanova staff are available upon request.
and her first career double-double (10 points, Official Notre Dame athletics web site:
sist/turnover ratio (8th, 1.13), and scoring margin
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(9th, +18.5 ppg.) with nearly half its wins by 30 12 rebounds) against top-ranked Connecticut.
points. The Irish also rank second in the BIG
In-Season Interview Policy
EAST (15th nationally) in steals (12.13 spg.) and Potent Notables About The Irish All requests for Notre Dame player, coach or staff interviews
have forced 20 turnovers on 15 occasions. • N o t re D a m e i s must be made through Chris Masters and 24 hours’ notice
Senior guard Charel Allen, a first-team all- among the na- Winningest Teams is appreciated. Please be aware that student-athletes’
BIG EAST and honorable mention All-America (1996-97 to present) academic obligations always take precedence before any
tion’s winningest
pick last year, is setting the pace for a balanced programs during 383 Connecticut interview requests.
Media members also may speak to Irish team personnel
Notre Dame attack, averaging a team-high 13.8 the past 12 sea- 374 Tennessee
339 Duke before or after practice sessions. While most practices are
points per game (18th in BIG EAST) and owning sons (1996-97 to
312 Louisiana Tech open to the media, some may be closed at the coaching
the team lead with 48 steals (8th in BIG EAST). present), ranking 304 Old Dominion staff’s discretion — contact Chris Masters for the latest
She also has scored in double figures 20 times seventh with 286 299 Purdue practice schedule and availability.
in 24 games, including 11 of her last 12. victories in that u286 NOTRE DAME On game days, no interviews will be granted with any
Sophomore guard Ashley Barlow has built span. 280 UC Santa Barbara Notre Dame player or coach prior to competition.
upon last year’s BIG EAST All-Freshman Team • Notre Dame’s in- 271 Texas Tech
selection, ranking second on the team in scor- coming class of
through games of Feb. 14
Credentials / Parking
ing (12.5 ppg.) and standing right behind Allen 2008 (next year’s Season credentials will be issued to all media covering the
with 47 steals. She also boasts a team-high Irish on a regular basis. Please note — any Notre Dame
freshmen) has an average ranking of 15th
men’s basketball season credentials also offer access to
.343 three-point percentage and is 23rd in the (peaking at No. 8 by Dan Olsen Collegiate all Irish women’s basketball games.
country with an .859 free throw percentage. Girls Basketball Report), marking the 12th For single-game credentials, contact Chris Masters no
Junior guard Lindsay Schrader continues consecutive season that the Irish attracted less than 24 hours before tipoff. Credential requests must
to work her way back to peak form after miss- a Top 25 recruiting class. Notre Dame is be submitted via fax on official letterhead. Passes are left at
ing last year with a torn ACL in her right knee. one of only three schools (along with Con- the media will call entrance (Gate 1) of the Joyce Center.
necticut and Tennessee) to have an active Parking is free for all Irish women’s basketball games.
LAST IRISH GAME streak of that length.
Credentials remain the property of the University of
Notre Dame and may be revoked at any time.
#16 Notre Dame 99, Marquette 76 • Notre Dame ranked ninth in the Feb. 11 un-
February 13, 2008 official national attendance rankings (com-
Joyce Center (Notre Dame, Ind.) Game Notes
piled by the Wisconsin Sports Information Notre Dame’s game notes package is completed and made
Office), averaging 7,090 fans to its 14 home available on-line through the official Irish athletics web site
Marquette (76) games this season (including three of the during the season, usually at least one day prior to tipoff.
Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a
reb ast pf tp
Kovalenko 23 4-8 0-1 1-2 4 3 1 9 top six crowds in school history). The Irish Notre Dame’s game notes are in Adobe PDF format and
Fiedorowicz 23 3-12 0-0 1-2 3 0 5 7 also have attracted 5,000-or-more fans to will be distributed via electronic means only (e-mail or web).
Robinson 25 3-11 0-1 3-6 5 7 5 9 108 of their last 110 home games, including Fax distribution is by request only.
Harris 20 2-3 0-0 2-3 2 0 3 6 Please contact Chris Masters if you wish to be added
Ellis 29 7-15 4-5 0-0 2 1 3 18 five Joyce Center sellouts of 11,418 (most
to the e-mail distribution list for Notre Dame’s regular
Collins 7 1-2 0-0 2-2 1 0 0 4 recently on Jan. 27, 2008 vs. Connecticut). women’s basketball release.
Weibel 20 4-6 4-4 2-2 1 2 2 14 Last season, Notre Dame ranked 10th
Lam 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 2 0
Mellen 17 2-4 0-0 0-0 2 0 3 4 nationally in attendance (6,364 fans per Gameday Services
McMorris 16 2-4 1-2 0-0 2 2 0 5 game), marking the seventh consecutive Gameday packages containing game notes, flipcards and
Thrower 12 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 2 0 year the Irish were among the national top other information will be available on press row prior to
Team 4
Totals 200 28-65 9-13 11-17 26 17 26 76 20 in attendance. all home contests. A pre-game meal also is served in the
• The Irish have become a regular fixture arena level media room (exit court via Gate 8 ramp behind
in the WNBA Draft in recent years, as six visitors’ bench, make first right, enter first door on right)
Notre Dame (99) beginning 75 minutes before tipoff.
Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tp Notre Dame players have been selected in
A bank of statistics monitors is located on press row
Williamson 17 3-4 0-0 3-4 6 1 1 9 the past seven seasons. Megan Duffy was
Gaines 27 10-15 0-0 2-2 0 3 2 22 for the media’s convenience. Final statistics books include
Allen 19 6-9 0-0 1-1 4 0 3 13
the most recent Irish player to be chosen, an official NCAA box score and play-by-play. Telephone,
Barlow 30 3-7 0-1 3-4 3 6 3 9 going to the Minnesota Lynx in the third copier and fax services are available on a first-come, first-
Schrader 26 7-9 0-0 3-3 6 5 2 17 round (31st overall pick) of the 2006 WNBA served basis. The Joyce Center also offers wireless Internet
Tsipis 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 capability— check with Chris Masters for access.
Mallory 23 2-3 1-2 4-4 4 2 2 9
Draft. Duffy and Ruth Riley (San Antonio)
Lechlitner 28 3-5 0-0 2-2 5 3 2 8 both were active in the league during the
Bruszewski 16 2-3 0-0 2-2 2 0 4 6 2007 season, with Riley making her sixth Post-Game Press Conferences
D’Amico 10 0-1 0-0 6-6 3 0 2 6 Following each Notre Dame home game, Irish head coach
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playoff appearance (on her third different
Muffet McGraw and selected players, followed by the
Totals 200 36-56 1-3 26-28 36 20 21 99 team) in a solid seven-year pro career.
visiting head coach and selected players, will be available
Marquette 31 45 — 76
All told, seven Notre Dame alums have to speak with the media. Post-game press conferences are
Notre Dame 45 54 — 99 competed in WNBA regular-season play, held in the Joyce Center auditorium, located near Gate 1 on
with three of them combining to win four the first floor of the arena (exit floor via Gate 1 ramp to right
FG Pct: Marquette 43.1, Notre Dame 64.3. 3-PT FG Pct:
Marquette 69.2, Notre Dame 33.3. FT Pct: Marquette 64.7, league championships — Riley won a pair of press row, go straight and turn right at WBB office).
Notre Dame 92.9. Turnovers: Marquette 24, Notre Dame 23. of crowns with the Detroit Shock (2003 Media members should submit player requests for
Blocked Shots: Marquette 2, Notre Dame 8 (Williamson 3). Finals MVP, 2006), Coquese Washington post-game interviews to Chris Masters at the final media
Steals: Marquette 14 (Robinson 3), Notre Dame 13 (Schrader timeout of the second half.
4). Attendance: 5,418. toiled for the 2000 Houston Comets, while

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NOTRE DAME

Around the BIG EAST

2007-08 Standings Jacqueline Batteast was Riley’s teammate well as five assists without a turnover. Tulyah
BIG EAST Overall on the ’06 title-winning squad in Detroit. Gaines nearly had a double-double of her
W L W L • Notre Dame has been an elite program own, finishing with 10 points and a career-
(2/2) Connecticut 10 1 23 1 in the classroom as well. For the second high-tying nine assists, while Erica Williamson
(11/11) West Virginia 9 1 20 3 year in a row, the Irish posted a perfect also came close to a double-double with eight
(5/4) Rutgers 9 1 19 4 100-percent Graduation Success Rate points and a game-high 11 rebounds.
(18/18) Pittsburgh 8 3 18 6 (GSR), according to figures released by Fantasia Goodwin scored a team-high 16
(21/23) Syracuse 7 3 19 4 the NCAA in October 2007. Notre Dame points for Syracuse. Nicole Michael added
u(16/16) NOTRE DAME 7 3 19 5 was one of 23 Division I-A programs to a double-double with 14 points and a team-
Louisville 6 5 17 7 achieve this distinction, and one of only best 10 rebounds, and Vaida Sipaviciute also
DePaul 5 5 16 7 two BIG EAST schools (Syracuse was the scored 14 points for the visitors.
Marquette 5 6 13 11
other). Furthermore, since Muffet McGraw After the teams traded opening baskets,
Villanova 4 7 14 10
became the Irish head coach in 1987, every Notre Dame surged in front with 11 of the
Georgetown 3 7 13 10
Notre Dame women’s basketball player that next 13 points, with Allen accounting for nine
Seton Hall 3 8 13 10
St. John’s 3 8 12 12
has completed her athletic and academic markers. Syracuse got back within seven
South Florida 2 8 12 11 eligibility at the University has graduated (a points twice, the second coming at 18-11 on
Cincinnati 2 9 11 12 perfect 53-for-53 success rate). Goodwin’s triple with 11:22 remaining in the
Providence 1 9 11 12 first half. A minute later, the Irish had their first
Through games of Feb. 15 A Quick Look At Syracuse double-digit lead of the game, and Lechlitner
(n) Ranking in Associated Press/ESPN-USA Today polls No team in the BIG EAST Conference, and kept Notre Dame up by double figures for
arguably in the nation, has enjoyed a bigger good on a three-pointer for a 27-15 spread
Player of the Week coming-out party this season than Syracuse. at the 7:52 mark. The teams played almost
Nov. 19 .........................................Krystal Ellis, Marquette On the backs of eight returning veterans and six evenly the rest of the period, with the Irish tak-
Nov. 26 ............................................ Laura Kurz, Villanova ing a 41-23 lead at halftime.
talented newcomers, the Orange have turned
Dec. 3 ................................. Shavonte Zellous, Pittsburgh
last year’s 9-20 record into a distant memory Allen’s long jumper 17 seconds into the
Dec. 10 ............................... Angel McCoughtry, Louisville
Dec. 17 ....................................... Jill Stephens, Cincinnati and are poised to make the program’s first NCAA second half put Notre Dame up by 20 points.
Dec. 24 .............................................Allie Quigley, DePaul Tournament appearance since 2002. That margin remained for the next three min-
Dec. 31 ..............................Noteisha Womack, Seton Hall Syracuse (19-4, 7-3) last played Wednesday utes until the Orange went on a 9-0 run,
Jan. 7.................................. Shavonte Zellous, Pittsburgh night, taking an 81-72 victory at Seton Hall. getting within 49-38 on a jumper in the lane
Jan. 14................................ Shavonte Zellous, Pittsburgh Freshman guard Erica Morrow scored a team- by Sipaviciute with 12:52 to go. However,
Jan. 21................................ Olayinka Sanni, West Virginia Lechlitner converted an old-fashioned three-
high 23 points and senior forward Fantasia
Jan. 28................................ Angel McCoughtry, Louisville
Goodwin added 20 points off the bench to pace point play on the next Irish possession and SU
Feb. 4 ................................ LaQuita Owens, West Virginia
Feb. 11 ...................................Epiphanny Prince, Rutgers four Orange players in double figures. As a team, never got closer than 13 points from then on.
SU shot 55.1 percent from the floor, including a A game-ending 16-4 run helped Notre Dame
Freshman of the Week sharp 7-of-12 (.583) from three-point range. finish with its largest margin of the afternoon.
Nov. 19 .................................... Maya Moore, Connecticut Junior guard Chandrea Jones leads four
Nov. 26 .................................... Maya Moore, Connecticut Syracuse double-figure scorers this season The Last Time Notre Dame And
Dec. 3 ..........................................Keshia Hines, Louisville with 15.9 points per game, along with 7.8 re-
Dec. 10 ..................................Ebonie Williams, Seton Hall
Syracuse Met At The Carrier Dome
bounds per night. Goodwin offers 13.0 points Lindsay Schrader scored 24 points and shared
Dec. 17 ..................................Angel Robinson, Marquette and a team-high 9.5 rebounds per game, while
Dec. 24 ........................................Erica Morrow, Syracuse team-high honors with eight rebounds as Notre
Dec. 31 .................................... Maya Moore, Connecticut
sophomore guard Nicole Michael is logging Dame posted a 67-55 victory over Syracuse on
Jan. 7.....................................Angel Robinson, Marquette 13.0 points and 7.9 rebounds each time out. Jan. 31, 2006, at the Carrier Dome.
Jan. 14..................................... Maya Moore, Connecticut In just his second season at Syracuse, head Courtney LaVere tossed in 14 points on 7-
Jan. 21..................................... Maya Moore, Connecticut coach Quentin Hillsman owns a 282-24 (.538) of-10 shooting, and Megan Duffy chipped in
Jan. 28..................................... Maya Moore, Connecticut record. He is 0-1 all-time against Notre Dame. with 12 points for the Irish. Vaida Sipaviciute
Feb. 4 ...................................... Maya Moore, Connecticut
Feb. 11 ........................................Erica Morrow, Syracuse came off the bench to notch team highs of 19
The Notre Dame-Syracuse Series points and seven rebounds for SU. Tracy Har-
Saturday will mark the 23rd meeting between but was the only other player to score in double
Upcoming BIG EAST Games Notre Dame and Syracuse, with the Irish owning figures for the Orange, finishing with 11 points,
a 20-2 series edge over the Orange. Notre Dame a game-high six assists and five rebounds.
Saturday, February 16 also is 9-1 on the road against SU, having won Notre Dame used a sharp shooting second
• St. John’s at Providence Noon on its last nine trips to central New York. half (53.8 percent on 14-of-26 field goals) and
• Cincinnati at Villanova 2:00p The teams met four times in non-conference better ball handling (one turnover) to overcome
• DePaul at West Virginia 2:00p action as part of a home-and-home series from a five-point deficit in the opening moments of
• Seton Hall at Marquette 2:00p
1988-91 before resuming the rivalry under the the final stanza. The Irish also forced 21 Syra-
• Notre Dame at Syracuse 7:00p
• Rutgers at South Florida 7:00p BIG EAST Conference banner. The Irish are 16-0 cuse turnovers, coming up with 14 steals, in-
against Syracuse in regular-season BIG EAST cluding four thefts by Tulyah Gaines.
Sunday, February 17
• Connecticut at Pittsburgh 2:00p
games (1-1 in the conference tournament, with Neither side led by more than four points in
• Georgetown at Louisville 2:00p the Orange win being an 84-79 decision on a first half that featured eight ties and five lead
March 3, 2002 in Piscataway, N.J.). changes, with Syracuse taking a 27-25 lead at
Tuesday, February 19
• West Virginia at Cincinnati 7:00p the intermission.
• Syracuse at Providence 7:00p The Last Time Notre Dame And SU seized its largest lead of the night in the
• Villanova at South Florida 7:00p
Syracuse Met opening minute of the second half, as baskets
• Notre Dame at Rutgers 8:00p by Harbut and Cintia Johnson, sandwiched
Charel Allen posted her second career dou-
Wednesday, February 20
ble-double with 25 points and a career-high- around a Schrader free throw, gave the Orange
• Marquette at Connecticut 7:00p a 31-26 edge. LaVere answered with a pair
• DePaul at Georgetown 7:30p tying 10 rebounds to help Notre Dame earn an
83-55 BIG EAST win over Syracuse on Jan. 20, of layups to trim the SU lead to a point at the
• = BIG EAST Conference game 2007, at the Joyce Center. 18:15 juncture, and it would remain a one-pos-
All times Eastern and subject to change
Melissa Lechlitner had arguably the best session game for the next nine minutes.
day of her young career, registering personal The Irish then went to work on the defen-
highs with 18 points and six rebounds, as sive end, holding the Orange to just two field

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