2021–22 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball team

The 2021–22 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball team represents the University of Notre Dame during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Fighting Irish are led by second year head coach Niele Ivey and play their home games at Purcell Pavilion as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

2021–22 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 18
APNo. 21
2021–22 record9–2 (1–0 ACC)
Head coach
Associate head coachCarol Owens (22nd season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaPurcell Pavilion
2021–22 ACC women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 2 NC State1–0 1.00010–1  .909
No. 21 Notre Dame1–0 1.0009–2  .818
Syracuse1–1 .5007–4  .636
No. 25 North Carolina0–0 –9–0  1.000
Wake Forest0–0 –10–1  .909
No. 15 Duke0–0 –8–1  .889
No. 6 Louisville0–0 –8–1  .889
No. 18 Georgia Tech0–0 –8–2  .800
Boston College0–0 –7–2  .778
Virginia Tech0–0 –8–3  .727
Miami (FL)0–0 –7–3  .700
Florida State0–0 –6–3  .667
Virginia0–0 –3–7  .300
Pittsburgh0–1 .0008–3  .727
Clemson0–1 .0005–4  .556
† 2022 ACC Tournament winner
As of December 15, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season
Main article: 2020–21 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball team

The Fighting Irish finished the season 10–10 and 8–17 in ACC play to finish in sixth place. In the ACC tournament, they lost to Clemson in the Second Round. They were not invited to the NCAA Tournament or the WNIT.

Offseason

Departures
Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Amirah Abdur-Rahim3F6'3"FreshmanMarietta, GeorgiaTransferred to SMU[1]
Alasia Hayes5G5'7"FreshmanMurfreesboro, TennesseeTransferred to Mississippi State[2]
Nicole Benz20G5'8"SeniorSanta Clarita, CaliforniaGraduated
Danielle Cosgrove22F6'4"JuniorHolbrook, New YorkTransferred to St. John's[3]
Alli Campbell23G6'0"FreshmanAltoona, PennsylvaniaTransferred to Penn State[4]
Destinee Walker24G5'10"Graduate StudentOrlando, FloridaGraduated
Mikayla Vaughn30C6'3"SeniorPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaGraduated

Incoming Transfers
Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous School
Maya Dodson0F6'3"Graduate StudentAlpharetta, GeorgiaStanford[5]

2021 recruiting class

Source:[6]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Olivia Miles
PG		 Phillipsburg, New Jersey Blair Academy 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 97
Sonia Citron
G		 Scarsdale, New York The Ursuline School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 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
    2021–22 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    F 0 Maya Dodson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) GSSt. Francis
    Stanford    		 Alpharetta, GA
    G 1 Dara Mabrey 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SrManasquan
    Virginia Tech    		 Belmar, NJ
    G 3 Trinity Cha 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) SoCrean Lutheran Irvine, CA
    G 5 Olivia Miles 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrBlair Academy Phillipsburg, NJ
    G 10 Katlyn Gilbert 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrHeritage Christian Indianapolis, IN
    G 11 Sonia Citron 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrThe Ursuline School Scarsdale, NY
    G 12 Abby Prohaska 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrLakota West Liberty Township, OH
    F 15 Natalija Marshall 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) SoChrist the King Queens, NY
    G 21 Anaya Peoples 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrSchlarman Academy Danville, IL
    G 25 Sarah Cernugel 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) SoHinsdale Central Westmont, IL
    F 33 Sam Brunelle 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrWilliam Monroe High School Ruckersville, VA
    F 34 Maddy Westbeld 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SoFairmont Kettering, OH
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    Roster
    Last update: November 4, 2021

    Schedule and results

    Source:[7]

    Date
    time, TV    		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Exhibition
    November 1, 2021*
    7:00 p.m.    		 Emporia State W 104–46  –
    		 Purcell Pavilion (0)
    Notre Dame, IN
    Regular season
    November 9, 2021*
    7:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 Ohio W 105–69  1–0
    		 Purcell Pavilion (4,553)
    Notre Dame, IN
    November 11, 2021*
    7:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 Western Illinois W 76–50  2–0
    		 Purcell Pavilion (4,121)
    Notre Dame, IN
    November 14, 2021
    Noon, ACCN    		 at Syracuse W 82–56  3–0
    (1–0)    		 Carrier Dome (3,345)
    Syracuse, NY
    November 18, 2021*
    7:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 Fordham W 71–56  4–0
    		 Purcell Pavilion (4,487)
    Notre Dame, IN
    November 21, 2021*
    5:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 Bryant W 94–35  5–0
    		 Purcell Pavilion (4,470)
    Notre Dame, IN
    November 26, 2021*
    4:30 p.m., FloHoops    		 vs. Georgia
    Daytona Beach Invitational    		 L 67–71 OT 5–1
    		 Ocean Center (0)
    Daytona Beach, FL
    November 27, 2021*
    7:00 p.m., FloHoops    		 vs. No. 16 Oregon State
    Daytona Beach Invitational    		 W 64–62  6–1
    		 Ocean Center (0)
    Daytona Beach, FL
    December 2, 2021*
    6:00 p.m., BTN    		 No. 24 at Michigan State
    ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge    		 W 76–71  7–1
    		 Breslin Center (4,581)
    East Lansing, MI
    December 5, 2021*
    Noon, FS1    		 No. 24 at No. 2т Connecticut L 54–73  7–2
    		 Gampel Pavilion (10,167)
    Storrs, CT
    December 8, 2021*
    7:00 p.m., ESPN+    		 No. 22 at Valparaiso W 73–56  8–2
    		 Athletics–Recreation Center (1,550)
    Valparaiso, IN
    December 12, 2021*
    2:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 No. 22 Purdue-Fort Wayne W 78–41  9–2
    		 Purcell Pavilion (5,591)
    Notre Dame, IN
    December 19, 2021
    2:00 p.m., ACCN    		 No. 21 Pittsburgh Purcell Pavilion 
    Notre Dame, IN
    December 22, 2021*
    8:30 p.m.    		 at DePaul Wintrust Arena 
    Chicago, IL
    December 30, 2021
    7:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 at Virginia John Paul Jones Arena 
    Charlottesville, VA
    January 2, 2022
    2:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 at Duke Cameron Indoor Stadium 
    Durham, NC
    January 9, 2022
    2:00 p.m., ACCN    		 NC State Purcell Pavilion 
    Notre Dame, IN
    January 13, 2022
    7:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 at Wake Forest LJVM Coliseum 
    Winston–Salem, NC
    January 16, 2022
    1:00 p.m., ACCRSN    		 North Carolina Purcell Pavilion 
    Notre Dame, IN
    January 20, 2022
    6:00 p.m., ACCRSN    		 at Boston College Conte Forum 
    Chestnut Hill, MA
    January 23, 2022
    2:00 p.m.    		 at Pittsburgh Peterson Events Center 
    Pittsburgh, PA
    January 27, 2022
    6:00 p.m., ACCN    		 Syracuse Purcell Pavilion 
    Notre Dame, IN
    January 30, 2022
    2:00 p.m., ACCN    		 Boston College Purcell Pavilion 
    Notre Dame, IN
    February 3, 2022
    8:00 p.m., ACCN    		 Virginia Tech Purcell Pavilion 
    Notre Dame, IN
    February 6, 2022
    2:00 p.m., ACCN    		 at Florida State Donald L. Tucker Center 
    Tallahassee, FL
    February 10, 2022
    6:00 p.m., ACCN    		 Miami (FL) Purcell Pavilion 
    Notre Dame, IN
    February 13, 2022
    2:00 p.m.    		 at Louisville KFC Yum! Center 
    Louisville, KY
    February 17, 2022
    8:00 p.m., ACCN    		 at Georgia Tech McCamish Pavilion 
    Atlanta, GA
    February 24, 2022
    8:00 p.m., ACCN    		 Clemson Purcell Pavilion 
    Notre Dame, IN
    February 27, 2022
    TBA, ESPN/ACCN    		 Louisville Purcell Pavilion 
    Notre Dame, IN
    ACC Women's Tournament

    		 vs.  Greensboro, NC 
    Greensboro Coliseum
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Eastern.

    Rankings

    2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

    Regular Season Polls
    PollPre-
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    16    		Final
    AP RV RV RV 24 22 21
    Coaches RV RV 25 23 18
    Legend
      Increase in ranking
      Decrease in ranking
      Not ranked in previous week
    (RV)   Received Votes
    (NR)   Not Ranked

    References
    1. "Wilson Adds Notre Dame Transfer Abdur-Rahim To 2021-22 Roster". smumustangs.com. Southern Methodist University. April 16, 2021. Retrieved November 4, 2021.
    2. Faulk, Robbie (April 8, 2021). "Mississippi State lands transfers Anastasia, Aislynn and Alasia Hayes". 247Sports. Retrieved November 4, 2021.
    3. Lanza, Victoria (May 5, 2021). "Danielle Cosgrove Commits to St. John's". redstormsports.com. St. John's University. Retrieved November 4, 2021.
    4. "Penn State Lands Notre Dame Transfer Alli Campbell". gopsusports.com. Penn State University. March 23, 2021. Retrieved November 4, 2021.
    5. "Maya Dodson Transfers to Notre Dame". und.com. University of Notre Dame. February 2, 2021. Retrieved November 4, 2021.
    6. "2021 High School Girls' Basketball Recruits – Notre Dame – ESPN". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved November 4, 2021.
    7. "2021–22 Women's Basketball schedule". und.com. University of Notre Dame. Retrieved November 4, 2021.
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