2024–25 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball team
Intercollegiate basketball season
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The 2024–25 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Fighting Irish were led by fifth-year head coach Niele Ivey and played their home games at Purcell Pavilion in Notre Dame, Indiana as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
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ACC regular season co-champions | |
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen | |
| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 9 |
| AP | No. 10 |
| Record | 28–6 (16–2 ACC) |
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| Associate head coach | Carol Owens (25th season) |
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| Home arena | Purcell Pavilion |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 NC State | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 28 | – | 7 | .800 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Notre Dame | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 28 | – | 6 | .824 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Duke † | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 29 | – | 8 | .784 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 22 Florida State | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 24 | – | 9 | .727 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 North Carolina | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 29 | – | 8 | .784 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisville | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 22 | – | 11 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 25 | – | 9 | .735 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia Tech | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 19 | – | 13 | .594 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Tech | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 22 | – | 11 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 17 | – | 15 | .531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stanford | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 16 | – | 15 | .516 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston College | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 16 | – | 18 | .471 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Syracuse | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 12 | – | 18 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clemson | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 14 | – | 17 | .452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pittsburgh | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (FL) | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 14 | – | 15 | .483 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 9 | – | 20 | .310 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 10 | – | 20 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Fighting Irish started the season ranked sixth in the AP poll and won their first five games to start the season. This included a 102–58 victory over Purdue and a 74–61 defeat of number three USC. This saw the team rise to third in the rankings ahead of the Cayman Islands Classic. It was ultimately a disappointing trip to the Cayman Islands for the team as they went 0–2 in the tournament. They lost 76–68 to seventeenth ranked TCU and 78–67 to Utah. They dropped to tenth in the rankings following the tournament. The team turned its fortunes around with a return to the US as they defeated fourth ranked Texas in overtime 80–70 in the ACC–SEC Challenge. They also won their ACC opener against Syracuse. A defeat of second ranked Connecticut 79–68 in a rivalry game saw the Fighting Irish return to the number three ranking. The Fighting Irish would spend the next eight weeks holding onto the third ranking. From the Texas game, they went on a nineteen-game winning streak. The streak also included wins over seventeenth ranked North Carolina and Georgia Tech, twenty-first ranked California and eleventh ranked Duke. With the defeat of California, the Fighting Irish rose to second in the rankings, and then to the top spot after a defeat of Pittsburgh. They would only spend one week in at the number one ranking, and in that week they defeated Miami 82–42 and lost to thirteenth ranked NC State 104–95 in double overtime. They fell back to the third spot where they lost to twenty-fourth ranked Florida State 86–81 before defeating twenty-fifth ranked Louisville on the final day of the regular season.
The Fighting Irish finished the regular season 25–4 overall and 16–2 in ACC play to finish in a tie for first place. As the second seed in the ACC tournament, earned a bye into the Quarterfinals where they defeated seventh seed California, 73–64. They were defeated in the Semifinals by third seed and eleventh ranked Duke. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament and were the three-seed in the Birmingham 3 region. They defeated fourteen-seed Stephen F. Austin and six-seed Michigan at home to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. There they faced two seed and sixth ranked TCU in a re-match of their Cayman Islands Classic game. They lost again to TCU, this time 71–62 to end their season. The Fighting Irish finished the season with a 28–6 record, and ranked tenth AP poll and ninth Coaches polls.
Previous season
The Fighting Irish finished the season 28–7 overall and 13–5 in ACC play to finish in a three-way tie for second place. As the fourth seed in the ACC tournament, they earned a bye into the Quarterfinals where they defeated fifth seed Louisville. They defeated first seed Virginia Tech in the Semifinals and second seed NC State to win the title. It was their sixth overall title and first since 2019. They received the ACC's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament, marking the third straight time the Fighting Irish qualified for the tournament. As the second seed in the Albany 1 region they defeated fifteenth seed Kent State in the First Round and seventh seed Ole Miss in the Second Round before losing to third seed Oregon State in the Sweet Sixteen to end their season.
Offseason
Departures
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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| Jenna Brown | 0 | G | 5'10" |  Senior | Atlanta, Georgia | Graduated |
| Becky Obinma | 10 | F | 6'2" | Senior | Menifee, California | Graduated |
| Anna DeWolfe | 13 | G | 6'8" | Senior | Cumberland, Maine | Graduated |
| Natalija Marshall | 15 | F | 6'5" | Junior | Queens, New York | Transferred to Miami (FL)[1] |
Incoming transfers
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
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| Liatu King | 20 | F | 6'0" | Senior | Washington, D.C. | Pittsburgh[2] |
| Liza Karlen | 32 | F | 6'2" | Senior | Saint Paul, Minnesota | Marquette[3] |
2024 recruiting class
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| Name | Hometown | School | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| Kate Koval P |
Kyiv, Ukraine | Long Island Lutheran | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | N/A | Nov 14, 2023 | |
Recruit ratings: ESPN:  (98) | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule and results
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| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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| October 30, 2024* 7:00 p.m. |
No. 6 | Davenport | W 101–41 | – |
31 – Hidalgo | 14 – King | 9 – Tied | Purcell Pavilion (6,253) Notre Dame, IN | |||
| Regular season | |||||||||||
| November 4, 2024* 5:00 p.m., ACCN |
No. 6 | Mercyhurst | W 105–61 | 1–0 |
24 – King | 11 – King | 10 – Miles | Purcell Pavilion (7,183) Notre Dame, IN | |||
| November 10, 2024* 7:00 p.m., FS1 |
No. 6 | at Purdue | W 102–58 | 2–0 |
28 – Hidalgo | 15 – King | 4 – Koval | Mackey Arena (5,854) West Lafayette, IN | |||
| November 13, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ |
No. 6 | James Madison | W 92–46 | 3–0 |
24 – Hidalgo | 16 – Koval | 8 – Miles | Purcell Pavilion (6,716) Notre Dame, IN | |||
| November 17, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
No. 6 | at Lafayette | W 91–55 | 4–0 |
29 – Hidalgo | 19 – Koval | 7 – Miles | Kirby Sports Center (2,329) Easton, PA | |||
| November 23, 2024* 4:00 p.m., NBC |
No. 6 | at No. 3 USC | W 74–61 | 5–0 |
24 – Hidalgo | 11 – King | 8 – Hidalgo | Galen Center (7,894) Los Angeles, CA | |||
| November 29, 2024* 5:00 p.m., FloHoops |
No. 3 | vs. No. 17 TCU Cayman Islands Classic |
L 68–76 | 5–1 |
27 – Hidalgo | 13 – King | 5 – Hidalgo | John Gray Gymnasium (1,034) Georgetown, Cayman Islands | |||
| November 30, 2024* 5:00 p.m., FloHoops |
No. 3 | vs. Utah Cayman Islands Classic |
L 67–78 | 5–2 |
22 – Citron | 11 – King | 7 – Miles | John Gray Gymnasium (885) Georgetown, Cayman Islands | |||
| December 5, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN |
No. 10 | No. 4 Texas ACC–SEC Challenge |
W 80–70 OT | 6–2 |
30 – Hidalgo | 12 – King | 6 – Miles | Purcell Pavilion (9,149) Notre Dame, IN | |||
| December 8, 2024 12:00 p.m., ACCN |
No. 10 | at Syracuse | W 93–62 | 7–2 (1–0) |
25 – Citron | 12 – King | 8 – Miles | JMA Wireless Dome (4,440) Syracuse, NY | |||
| December 12, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN |
No. 8 | No. 2 Connecticut Rivalry |
W 79–68 | 8–2 |
29 – Hidalgo | 12 – King | 8 – Hidalgo | Purcell Pavilion (9,149) Notre Dame, IN | |||
| December 15, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ |
No. 8 | Eastern Michigan | W 118–49 | 9–2 |
27 – Hidalgo | 15 – King | 8 – Miles | Purcell Pavilion (7,936) Notre Dame, IN | |||
| December 22, 2024* 12:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 3 | Loyola (MD) | W 97–54 | 10–2 |
33 – Hidalgo | 11 – Miles | 10 – Miles | Purcell Pavilion (7,746) Notre Dame, IN | |||
| December 29, 2024 12:00 p.m., ACCN |
No. 3 | Virginia | W 95–54 | 11–2 (2–0) |
28 – Hidalgo | 12 – King | 14 – Miles | Purcell Pavilion (9,149) Notre Dame, IN | |||
| January 5, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN |
No. 3 | at No. 17 North Carolina | W 76–66 | 12–2 (3–0) |
24 – Hidalgo | 15 – King | 5 – Tied | Carmichael Arena (4,785) Chapel Hill, NC | |||
| January 9, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ |
No. 3 | Wake Forest | W 100–64 | 13–2 (4–0) |
23 – Hidalgo | 6 – Tied | 9 – Miles | Purcell Pavilion (6,753) Notre Dame, IN | |||
| January 12, 2025 2:00 p.m., The CW |
No. 3 | at Clemson | W 67–58 | 14–2 (5–0) |
23 – King | 11 – King | 9 – Miles | Littlejohn Coliseum (3,816) Clemson, SC | |||
| January 16, 2025 6:00 p.m., ACCN |
No. 3 | No. 17 Georgia Tech | W 81–66 | 15–2 (6–0) |
21 – Citron | 12 – King | 6 – Citron | Purcell Pavilion (7,786) Notre Dame, IN | |||
| January 19, 2025 6:00 p.m., ACCN |
No. 3 | SMU | W 88–64 | 16–2 (7–0) |
23 – Hidalgo | 10 – Tied | 6 – Miles | Purcell Pavilion (7,904) Notre Dame, IN | |||
| January 23, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ |
No. 3 | at Boston College | W 89–63 | 17–2 (8–0) |
23 – Hidalgo | 9 – Citron | 6 – Citron | Conte Forum (2,879) Chestnut Hill, MA | |||
| January 30, 2025 6:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ |
No. 3 | at Virginia Tech | W 77–61 | 18–2 (9–0) |
30 – Hidalgo | 12 – King | 5 – Hidalgo | Cassell Coliseum (5,750) Blacksburg, VA | |||
| February 2, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
No. 3 | at Louisville | W 89–71 | 19–2 (10–0) |
34 – Hidalgo | 12 – King | 5 – Hidalgo | KFC Yum! Center (11,603) Louisville, KY | |||
| February 6, 2025 8:30 p.m., ESPN |
No. 3 | Stanford | W 96–47 | 20–2 (11–0) |
24 – Hidalgo | 8 – King | 5 – Tied | Purcell Pavilion (7,528) Notre Dame, IN | |||
| February 9, 2025 2:00 p.m., ACCN |
No. 3 | No. 21 California | W 91–52 | 21–2 (12–0) |
24 – Hidalgo | 13 – King | 6 – Miles | Purcell Pavilion (8,864) Notre Dame, IN | |||
| February 13, 2025 8:00 p.m., ACCN |
No. 2 | at Pittsburgh | W 88–57 | 22–2 (13–0) |
28 – Miles | 10 – Citron | 5 – Tied | Peterson Events Center (1,774) Pittsburgh, PA | |||
| February 17, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN |
No. 1 | No. 11 Duke | W 64–49 | 23–2 (14–0) |
19 – Hidalgo | 11 – King | 4 – Hidalgo | Purcell Pavilion (9,063) Notre Dame, IN | |||
| February 20, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCN |
No. 1 | at Miami (FL) | W 82–42 | 24–2 (15–0) |
19 – Citron | 13 – King | 6 – Miles | Watsco Center (4,614) Coral Gables, FL | |||
| February 23, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPN |
No. 1 | at No. 13 NC State College GameDay |
L 95–104 2OT | 24–3 (15–1) |
26 – Hidalgo | 14 – King | 3 – Tied | Reynolds Coliseum (5,500) Raleigh, NC | |||
| February 27, 2025 8:00 p.m., ACCN |
No. 3 | No. 24 Florida State | L 81–86 | 24–4 (15–2) |
21 – Citron | 11 – King | 6 – Miles | Purcell Pavilion (8,761) Notre Dame, IN | |||
| March 2, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPN |
No. 3 | No. 25 Louisville College GameDay |
W 72–59 | 25–4 (16–2) |
20 – Hidalgo | 11 – King | 6 – Hidalgo | Purcell Pavilion (8,852) Notre Dame, IN | |||
| ACC Women's Tournament | |||||||||||
| March 7, 2025* 5:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
(2) No. 6 | vs. (7) California Quarterfinals |
W 73–64 | 26–4 |
25 – Hidalgo | 5 – Tied | 6 – Miles | Greensboro Coliseum (7,108) Greensboro, NC | |||
| March 8, 2025* 2:30 p.m., ESPN2 |
(2) No. 6 | vs. (3) No. 11 Duke Semifinals |
L 56–61 | 26–5 |
23 – Hidalgo | 5 – Karlen | 3 – Tied | Greensboro Coliseum (10,894) Greensboro, NC | |||
| NCAA Women's Tournament | |||||||||||
| March 21, 2025* 2:00 p.m., ESPN |
(3 B3) No. 8 | (14 B3) Stephen F. Austin First Round |
W 106–54 | 27–5 |
24 – Tied | 10 – Karlen | 8 – Miles | Purcell Pavilion (7,542) Notre Dame, IN | |||
| March 23, 2025* 1:00 p.m., ABC |
(3 B3) No. 8 | (6 B3) Michigan Second Round |
W 76–55 | 28–5 |
21 – Hidalgo | 15 – King | 5 – Miles | Purcell Pavilion (8,505) Notre Dame, IN | |||
| March 29, 2025* 1:00 p.m., ABC |
(3 B3) No. 8 | vs. (2 B3) No. 6 TCU Sweet Sixteen |
L 62–71 | 28–6 |
17 – King | 10 – King | 3 – Miles | Legacy Arena (11,433) Birmingham, AL | |||