2018–19 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Fighting Irish, led by 32nd year head coach Muffet McGraw, played their home games at Edmund P. Joyce Center as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They were also the defending national champions.

2018–19 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball
Vancouver Showcase champions ACC regular season co-champions ACC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Runner-Up
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 2
AP	No. 3
Record	35–4 (14–2 ACC)
Head coach	Muffet McGraw (32nd season)
Associate head coach	Carol Owens (19th season)
Assistant coaches	Niele Ivey (12th season) Beth Cunningham (7th season)
Home arena	Edmund P. Joyce Center
Seasons ← 2017–18 2019–20 →

2018–19 ACC women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 3 Notre Dame†	14	–	2		.875			35	–	4		.897
No. 5 Louisville	14	–	2		.875			32	–	4		.889
No. 10 NC State	12	–	4		.750			28	–	6		.824
No. 19 Miami (FL)	12	–	4		.750			25	–	9		.735
No. 12 Syracuse	11	–	5		.688			25	–	9		.735
No. 25 Florida State	10	–	6		.625			24	–	9		.727
Clemson	9	–	7		.563			20	–	13		.606
North Carolina	8	–	8		.500			18	–	15		.545
Georgia Tech	7	–	9		.438			17	–	13		.567
Virginia Tech	6	–	10		.375			22	–	12		.647
Duke	6	–	10		.375			15	–	15		.500
Virginia	5	–	11		.313			12	–	19		.387
Boston College	3	–	13		.188			14	–	16		.467
Pittsburgh	2	–	14		.125			11	–	20		.355
Wake Forest	1	–	15		.063			10	–	20		.333
† 2019 ACC tournament winner As of March 7, 2019 Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

The Fighting Irish finished the 2017–18 season at 35–3 , 15–1 in ACC play to finish in a tie for first place. They were runners up in the ACC women's tournament losing to Louisville in the final game. They received an at large bid for the NCAA women's tournament as a number one seed. They won the tournament beating other number one seeds, Connecticut and Mississippi State along the way. This was the team's second national title in its history.

Offseason

2018 recruiting class

Source:^[1]

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Katlyn Gilbert PG	Indianapolis, IN	Heritage Christian	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	N/A
	Recruit ratings: ESPN:    (97)
Jordan Nixon PG	New York City, NY	Mary Louis Academy	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	N/A
	Recruit ratings: ESPN:    (97)
Danielle Cosgrove F	Holbrook, NY	Sachem East	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	N/A
	Recruit ratings: ESPN:    (95)
Abby Prohaska G	Liberty Township, OH	Lakota West	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	N/A
	Recruit ratings: ESPN:    (95)
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

2018–19 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Jordan Nixon 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Mary Louis Academy New York City, NY G 2 Kaitlin Cole 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Sylvania Northview Toledo, OH G 3 Marina Mabrey 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Manasquan Belmar, NJ G 5 Jackie Young 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Princeton Community Princeton, IN G 10 Katlyn Gilbert 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Heritage Christian Indianapolis, IN F 11 Brianna Turner 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Sr Manvel Pearland, TX G 12 Abby Prohaska 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Lakota West Liberty Township, OH G 20 Nicole Benz (W) 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So William S. Hart Valencia, CA F 22 Danielle Cosgrove 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Sachem East Holbrook, NY G 24 Arike Ogunbowale 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Divine Savior Holy Angels Milwaukee, WI C 30 Mikayla Vaughn 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Paul VI Catholic Philadelphia, PA F 32 Jessica Shepard 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Sr Fremont Nebraska Fremont, NE F 33 Danielle Patterson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So The Mary Louis Academy Brooklyn, NY F 40 Maureen Butler 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Dearborn Divine Child Livonia, MI	Head coach Muffet McGraw (Saint Joseph's) Assistant coach(es) Carol Owens (Northern Illinois) Niele Ivey (Notre Dame) Beth Cunningham (Notre Dame) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: October 26, 2018

Media

All Notre Dame games will air on WHPZ Pulse 96.9 FM. Games are streamed online live.

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2018* 7:00 pm	No. 1	Lewis	W 107–65	–	Edmund P. Joyce Center (7,556) South Bend, IN
Regular season
November 9, 2018* 4:00 pm, ACCN Extra	No. 1	Harvard	W 103–58	1–0	Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149) South Bend, IN
November 12, 2018* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra	No. 1	Penn	W 77–55	2–0	Edmund P. Joyce Center (7,854) South Bend, IN
November 17, 2018* 2:00 pm	No. 1	at No. 15 DePaul	W 101–77	3–0	Wintrust Arena (2,833) Chicago, IL
November 22, 2018* 3:00 pm	No. 1	vs. Gonzaga Vancouver Showcase Quarterfinals	W 81–65	4–0	Vancouver Convention Centre (1,018) Vancouver, BC
November 23, 2018* 9:00 pm	No. 1	vs. Drake Vancouver Showcase Semifinals	W 82–64	5–0	Vancouver Convention Centre (1,156) Vancouver, BC
November 24, 2018* 8:00 pm	No. 1	vs. No. 9 Oregon State Vancouver Showcase Championship	W 91–81	6–0	Vancouver Convention Centre (1,866) Vancouver, BC
November 29, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 1	No. 14 Iowa ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge	W 105–71	7–0	Edmund P. Joyce Center (7,968) South Bend, IN
December 2, 2018* 4:00 pm, ESPN	No. 1	No. 2 UConn Jimmy V Classic/Rivalry	L 71–89	7–1	Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149) South Bend, IN
December 8, 2018* 1:00 pm, ESPN+	No. 2	at Toledo	W 72–56	8–1	Savage Arena (6,059) Toledo, OH
December 16, 2018* 1:00 pm, ACCN Extra	No. 2	Binghamton	W 103–53	9–1	Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,183) South Bend, IN
December 19, 2018* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra	No. 2	Western Kentucky	W 94–53	10–1	Edmund P. Joyce Center (7,502) South Bend, IN
December 22, 2018* 1:30 pm, FS1	No. 2	at No. 19 Marquette	W 87–63	11–1	Al McGuire Center (3,700) Milwaukee, WI
December 30, 2018* 1:00 pm, ACCN Extra	No. 2	Lehigh	W 95–68	12–1	Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149) South Bend, IN
January 3, 2019 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra	No. 2	Pittsburgh	W 100–44	13–1 (1–0)	Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,566) South Bend, IN
January 6, 2019 3:00 pm, RSN	No. 2	at Georgia Tech	W 76–55	14–1 (2–0)	McCamish Pavilion (3,209) Atlanta, GA
January 10, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN	No. 1	No. 2 Louisville	W 82–68	15–1 (3–0)	Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149) South Bend, IN
January 13, 2019 1:00 pm, ACCN Extra	No. 1	Wake Forest	W 78–48	16–1 (4–0)	Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,392) South Bend, IN
January 16, 2019 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra	No. 1	at Virginia Tech	W 80–51	17–1 (5–0)	Cassell Coliseum (2,131) Blacksburg, VA
January 20, 2019 1:00 pm, ACCN Extra	No. 1	Boston College	W 92–63	18–1 (6–0)	Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,714) South Bend, IN
January 24, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN	No. 1	at Tennessee	W 77–62	19–1	Thompson–Boling Arena (9,154) Knoxville, TN
January 27, 2019 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra	No. 1	at North Carolina	L 73–78	19–2 (6–1)	Carmichael Arena (4,704) Chapel Hill, NC
January 31, 2019 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra	No. 5	at Clemson	W 101–63	20–2 (7–1)	Littlejohn Coliseum (2,791) Clemson, SC
February 3, 2019 12:00 pm, RSN	No. 5	Georgia Tech	W 90–50	21–2 (8–1)	Edmond P. Joyce Center (8,530) South Bend, IN
February 7, 2019 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra	No. 4	at No. 25 Miami (FL)	L 65–72	21–3 (8–2)	Watsco Center (1,864) Coral Gables, FL
February 10, 2019 12:00 pm, ESPN	No. 4	No. 24 Florida State	W 97–70	22–3 (9–2)	Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,950) South Bend, IN
February 13, 2019 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra	No. 6	at Boston College	W 97–47	23–3 (10–2)	Conte Forum (1,598) Chestnut Hill, MA
February 18, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 5	at No. 9 NC State	W 95–72	24–3 (11–2)	Reynolds Coliseum (5,500) Raleigh, NC
February 21, 2019 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra	No. 5	Duke	W 89–61	25–3 (12–2)	Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,399) South Bend, IN
February 25, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 4	at No. 17 Syracuse	W 98–68	26–3 (13–3)	Carrier Dome (7,568) Syracuse, NY
March 3, 2019 12:30 pm, RSN	No. 4	Virginia	W 103–66	27–3 (14–3)	Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149) South Bend, IN
ACC Women's Tournament
March 8, 2019 2:00 pm, RSN	(1) No. 4	vs. (8) North Carolina Quarterfinals	W 95–77	28–3	Greensboro Coliseum (4,024) Greensboro, NC
March 9, 2019 12:00 pm, ESPNU	(1) No. 4	vs. (5) No. 18 Syracuse Semifinals	W 91–66	29–3	Greensboro Coliseum (6,943) Greensboro, NC
March 10, 2019 12:00 pm, ESPN2	(1) No. 4	vs. (2) No. 3 Louisville Championship Game	W 99–79	30–3	Greensboro Coliseum (10,104) Greensboro, NC
NCAA Women's Tournament
March 23, 2019* 11:00 am, ESPN2	(1 C) No. 3	(16 C) Bethune–Cookman First Round	W 92–50	31–3	Edmund P. Joyce Center (7,885) South Bend, IN
March 25, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN	(1 C) No. 3	(8 C) Michigan State Second Round	W 91–63	32–3	Edmund P. Joyce Center (6,694) South Bend, IN
March 30, 2019* 4:00 pm, ESPN2	(1 C) No. 3	vs. (4 C) No. 14 Texas A&M Sweet Sixteen	W 87–80	33–3	Wintrust Arena  Chicago, IL
April 1, 2019* 9:00 pm, ESPN2	(1 C) No. 3	vs. (2 C) No. 6 Stanford Elite Eight	W 84–68	34–3	Wintrust Arena (5,555) Chicago, IL
April 5, 2019* 9:30 pm, ESPN2	(1 C) No. 3	vs. (2 A) No. 2 Connecticut Final Four/Rivalry	W 81–76	35–3	Amalie Arena (20,062) Tampa, FL
April 7, 2019* 6:00 pm, ESPN	(1 C) No. 3	vs. (1 G) No. 1 Baylor National Championship	L 81–82	35–4	Amalie Arena (20,127) Tampa, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. C=Chicago Region. All times are in Eastern. [2]

Rankings

Main article: 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls

Poll	Pre- Season	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Week 19	Final
AP	1 (31)	1 (30)	1 (31)	1 (31)	2	2	2	2	2	1 (12)	1 (23)	1 (22)	5	4	6	5	4	4	3	N/A
Coaches	1 (30)	1 (30)	1 (32)	1 (32)	2	2	2	2	2	1 (15)	1 (26)	1 (26)	5 (1)	4 (1)	6	4-T	4	4	3	2

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
(RV)		Received Votes

The Coaches Poll releases a final poll after the NCAA tournament, but the AP Poll does not release a poll at this time.