2024–25 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball team

2024–25 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball
ACC regular season co-champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 10
Record28–6 (16–2 ACC)
Head coach
Associate head coachCarol Owens (25th season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaPurcell Pavilion
2024–25 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 9 NC State 16 – 2   .889 28 – 7   .800
No. 8 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
† 2025 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

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.

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 defated 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

Main article: 2023–24 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball team

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

Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Jenna Brown 0 G 5'10" Redshirt Senior Atlanta, Georgia Graduated
Becky Obinma 10 F 6'2" Redshirt Senior Menifee, California Graduated
Anna DeWolfe 13 G 5'8" Redshirt Senior Cumberland, Maine Graduated
Natalija Marshall 15 F 6'5" Redshirt Junior Queens, New York Transferred to Miami (FL)[1]

Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous School
Liatu King 20 F 6'0" Redshirt Senior Washington, D.C. Pittsburgh[2]
Liza Karlen 32 F 6'2" Redshirt Senior Saint Paul, Minnesota Marquette[3]

2024 recruiting class

Source:[4]

College recruiting information
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
Kate Koval
P 		Kyiv, Ukraine Long Island Lutheran 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) N/A Nov 14, 2023 
Recruit ratings: ESPN: 5/5 stars   (98)
Overall recruit ranking:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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

2024–25 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 2 Emma Risch Injured 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Palm Bay Magnet Melbourne, FL
G 3 Hannah Hidalgo 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Paul VI Merchantville, NJ
G 5 Olivia Miles 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Jr Blair Academy Phillipsburg, NJ
G 8 Cassandre Prosper 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Cairine Wilson Montreal, QC
F 10 Bella Tehrani (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr St. Jean de Brebeuf Hamilton, ON
G 11 Sonia Citron 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr The Ursuline School Eastchester, NY
F 13 Kate Koval 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Fr Long Island Lutheran Kyiv, Ukraine
G 14 KK Bransford Injured Current redshirt 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Mount Notre Dame Cincinnati, OH
G 15 Luci Jensen (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Brookfield Academy Brookfield, WI
F 20 Liatu King 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Sr Pittsburgh Washington, D.C.
F 21 Maddy Westbeld 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Sr Fairmont Kettering, OH
F 22 Kylee Watson Injured Current redshirt 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Sr Oregon Linwood, NJ
G 25 Sarah Cernugel 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) RS Sr Hinsdale Central Westmont, IL
F 32 Liza Karlen 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Sr Marquette St. Paul, MN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Source:[5]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
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
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
B3=Birmingham 3.
All times are in Eastern.

Rankings

See also: 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
AP6663 (3)1083 (1)3 (1)3 (1)3 (2)3 (2)3 (2)3321 (16)368810
Coaches5553 (5)1094433333321 (23)4 (1)6889

References

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  3. ^ Philippou, Alexa (May 6, 2024). "Notre Dame adds Liza Karlen, Liatu King via transfer portal". ESPN. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
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  5. ^ "2024–25 Women's Basketball schedule". und.com. University of Notre Dame. Retrieved October 26, 2024.
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