A special reward for the University of Notre Dame women’s basketball coach Niele ivy This saturday. A native of St. Louis, Missouri, she returned to her hometown to lead the team to her first-ever City Shamrock Classic against California at the Enterprise her center in St. Louis.
This arena is where Ivy played his last college game at the University of Notre Dame, winning the 2001 National Championship over Purdue. Ivey has not played or coached in the arena since April 1, 2001, at his then-Savvis Center game. Saturday’s contest will also be the first women’s basketball game to be televised on NBC.
Where: Enterprise Center (St. Louis, Missouri)
when: Saturday, November 12 – 4:00 PM EST
Communication network: TV NBC (WNDU in South Bend) – Zora Stephenson (PBP), LaChina Robinson (Analyst)
wireless: ND Radio Network, South Bend 99.9 FM WQLQ – Sean Stires PBP
Let’s take a look at tonight’s matchup.
Notre Dame Fighting Irish (1-0, 0-0 ACC)
head coach: Niele Ivey (35-19 – third season at Notre Dame)
Ivey’s Irish beat Northern Illinois 88-48 in their season opener on Monday. Olivia miles He led four Irish players in double digits with 17 points. She added 10 rebounds, 6 assists and 6 steals to the win. It was her tenth career double-double.
Dara Mabry Scored 16 points. She was her 4-for-8 from her 3-point range. Maddie waist belt He had 13 points, 8 rebounds, 4 shots blocked, 2 assists and 2 steals.texas transfer Lauren Evo He made his Irish debut with 10 points and 6 rebounds.
The Fighting Irish forced 22 turnovers thanks to 16 steals and scored 23 points from turnovers. They dominated 50-24 in the paint despite being out-rebounded 45-43.
Projected Irish Starting Line-up (2021-2022 Stats)
G. Olivia Miles– 5-10, sof. – 13.7 PPG, 5.7 RPG, 7.3 APG
G. Sonia Citron – 6-1, Sof – 11.8 PPG, 6.6 RPG, 2.2 APG
G. Dara Mabry – 5-7, 5-10.3 PPG, 1.9 RPG, 2.3 APG
debt Maddie Westveld – 6-3, Jr. – 11.8 PPG, 6.3 RPG, 29 BLK
debt Kylie Watson – 6-4, Jr. – 3.8 PPG, 2.4 RPG, 18 BLK (Oregon)
California Golden Bears (1-0, 0-0 Pac-12)
Head Coach: Charmin Smith (12-29 – 3rd year overall)
Cal led by third-year head coach Charmin SmithPrior to becoming head coach, he was an assistant to the staff of the Golden Bears for 12 years. Golden His Bears went just 11-13 overall last season and his 2-10 in the Pac-12, but his 1-16 in Smith’s first season in 2020-2021. , a significant improvement from their record of 1 win and 12 losses.
Smith went to the transfer portal and tried to beef up his roster, adding three players from other schools. peanut tweetere Colorado averaged 7.4 points and 4.2 rebounds last year. Charisma Ortiz For the past two years in Texas, and before that at Penn State, he was a teammate of new Irish forward Lauren Evo. Ortiz averaged 3.6 points and 4.2 assists with the Longhorns last season. Kemery Martin He also moved from Utah and appeared in 27 games over two seasons.
Notable Cal Players Dominate Pac-12 Freshman of the Year Jada CurryShe averaged a team-best 18.6 points last season, hitting 47 of her 140 shots from 3-point range. She was also named an All-Pac-12 in media polls and was named an honorable mention in last year’s coaches poll.
The Bears defeated Northridge, California, 86-56 in the season opener.
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Predicted starting line-up
G. Jada Curry – Stats – 18.6 PPG, 3.7 RPG, 2.7 APG
G. Leilani Mackintosh – Stats – 6.7 PPG, 2.5 RPG, 4.2 APG
G. Kemery Martin – Statistics – 2.8 PPG, 1.3 RPG
debt Evelien Lutje-Schipholt – Stats – 9.3 PPG, 6.9 RPG, 32 BLK
debt peanut tweetere – Stats – 7.4, 4.2 RPG, 30 BLK
what is at stake
Like Ivey, Cal’s head coach Charmin Smith is also from St. Louis. This is a unique homecoming for both head coaches, as Ivey played at Cor Jesu Academy and Smith played at his Ladu Horton Watkins High School.
The two teams will face each other for the third time in history. His previous two meetings were at his NCAA Tournament. Notre Dame beat Cal 73-62 in the second round in 2012 and 62-59 in the first round in 2007.
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Notre Dame 2023 Class Big Board
Notre Dame 2023 Commit Commission – Offense
Notre Dame 2023 Commit Committee – Defense
Notre Dame 2023 Scholarship Offers
Notre Dame 2024 Scholarship Offers
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