Women's Basketball

University of Notre Dame

- Notre Dame, IN - 46556
Team Office: Tel: (574) 631-5420 Fax: (574) 631-7941
Team website: und.collegesports.com/

Founded in 1842, Notre Dame is the most prestigous Catholic university in the U.S. Its undergraduate division offers about 50 Bachelor degree programs through four colleges: Arts and Letters, Science, Engineering, and the Mendoza College of Business. Its graduate school encompasses 43 Masters and 23 Doctoral degrees. Other majors offered include Arabic Language and Literature, Environmental Science, Computer Science, and Earth Sciences. US News 2007 report on America's Best Colleges ranked Notre Dame #20 among national institutions.

The campus is located in South Bend (pop.110k) about 80 miles southeast of Chicago.

School website
www.nd.edu

College Profile

Type:

Private, Co-educational

Religious Affiliation:

Yes, Catholic

Enrollment:

11,000

Getting In:

Very Competitive, 36% accepted. SAT 25/75 percentile: 1290-1470

Tuition + Room & Board:

In-state: ~$38,000
Out-of-State: Same

Most Popular Majors

Business -Political Science- Engineering

Misc. Information

Head coach Muffet McGraw enters her 21st season at Notre Dame in 2007-08. McGraw came to ND in 1987-88 and has since launched the women's program onto the national scene. During the 1990's, McGraw's teams averaged 22 wins per season and made eight post season appearances. McGraw has led ND to all fourteen of its NCAA appearances in its history including the national championship in 2001. Notre Dame's all time winningest coach, McGraw's teams have won 20 or more games 16 times during her 20 years at the helm. A former player at St. Joseph's, McGraw took over head coaching duties at Lehigh after serving as an assistant at St. Joseph's. During her five seasons at Lehigh, McGraw compiled at 88-41 record. In 2006-07, the Fighting Irish finished at 20-12 and and lost in the second round of the NCAA tourney to North Carolina.

Team Name	Fighting Irish
Colors	Blue and Gold
Division	NCAA Division I
All-Time Record	613-278 (.687)

Recent Record (Last 8 Years)

	Last Yr	Last Yr - 1	Last Yr - 2	Previous 5 Years
Overall	20-12	18-12	27-6	123-39 (.759)
Conference	10-6	8-8	13-3	65-15 (.812)
Conf. Finish	4	6	2	2, 5, 2, 1, 2
Post Appear.	2nd Rnd	1st Rnd	2nd Rnd	NCAA 5x
Final 25 Rank	NR	NR	#15	2x

Coaches

Head Coach	Muffet McGraw
	Birthday: 0000-00-00
Started at Notre Dame	1987-88
Contract Expires	?
Record as Head Coach	537-220 (.709)
Record at Notre Dame	449-179 (.714)
Coaching Awards	North Star COTY, MCC COTY, WBCA District COTY

Asst. Coaches	Jonathan Tsipis, Angie Potthoff-Barber, Niele Ivey

Recruiting Coordinator

Jonathan Tsipis, ( 574) 631-5420, jtsipis@nd.edu

Conference and Schedule

Notre Dame plays in the tough Big East (www.bigeast.org) which increased its membership in 2005-06 to 17 teams. The Big East currently represents the majority of the large, athletically competitive private Catholic schools. League play, which consists of 16 games, starts after the first of the year. Notre Dame will play three opponents twice, 10 once, and 3 none at all. (This will change in 2007-08; Big East teams will play everyone once and three teams twice.) The season concludes with the Big East tourney with the winner being an automatic qualifier to the NCAA tournament. League play commences in January with games usually played on Tuesday or Wednesday evening and Saturday or Sunday afternoons. The season concludes with the Big East Tourney with the eventual winner being an automatic qualifier.

Conference Opponents

St. John's, Providence, Villanova, Syracuse, Connecticut, Pittsburgh, Seton Hall, South Florida, Marquette, DePaul, Cincinnati, Georgetown, West Virginia, Rutgers, and Louisville

Facilities

Joyce Center
Capacity: 11,400, Average attendance: 3,400