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

2024–25 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball
2024–25 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball
ACC regular season co-champions
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 6
AP	No. 6
Record	25–4 (16–2 ACC)
Head coach	Niele Ivey (5th season);
Associate head coach	Carol Owens (25th season)
Assistant coaches	Michaela Mabrey (6th season); Charel Allen (3rd season);
Home arena	Purcell Pavilion
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 ACC women's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 7 NC State	16	–	2	.889	24	–	5	.828
No. 6 Notre Dame	16	–	2	.889	25	–	4	.862
No. 11 Duke	14	–	4	.778	23	–	7	.767
No. 22 Florida State	13	–	5	.722	23	–	7	.767
No. 14 North Carolina	13	–	5	.722	25	–	6	.806
Louisville	13	–	5	.722	20	–	9	.690
California	12	–	6	.667	24	–	7	.774
Virginia Tech	9	–	9	.500	18	–	11	.621
Georgia Tech	9	–	9	.500	21	–	9	.700
Virginia	8	–	10	.444	16	–	14	.533
Stanford	8	–	10	.444	16	–	13	.552
Boston College	6	–	12	.333	15	–	16	.484
Syracuse	6	–	12	.333	12	–	17	.414
Clemson	6	–	12	.333	13	–	16	.448
Pittsburgh	5	–	13	.278	13	–	18	.419
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 As of March 2, 2025 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2024–25 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball team represent the University of Notre Dame during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Fighting Irish are led by fifth-year head coach Niele Ivey and play their home games at Purcell Pavilion in Notre Dame, Indiana as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

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

Departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Jenna Brown	0	G	5'10"	Senior	Atlanta, Georgia	Graduated
Becky Obinma	10	F	6'2"	Senior	Menifee, California	Graduated
Anna DeWolfe	13	G	5'8"	Senior	Cumberland, Maine	Graduated
Natalija Marshall	15	F	6'5"	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"	Senior	Washington, D.C.	Pittsburgh^[2]
Liza Karlen	32	F	6'2"	Senior	Saint Paul, Minnesota	Marquette^[3]

2024 recruiting class

Source:^[4]

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Kate Koval P	Kyiv, Ukraine	Long Island Lutheran	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	N/A	Nov 14, 2023
Kate Koval P	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 98
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

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

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	2	Emma Risch	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	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	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

Niele Ivey (Notre Dame)

Assistant coach(es)

Carol Owens (Northern Illinois)
Michaela Mabrey (Notre Dame)
Charel Allen (Notre Dame)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: August 28, 2024

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	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	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	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	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	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. (7/10/15) TBD Quarterfinals						Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	Final
AP	6	6	6	3 (3)	10	8	3 (1)	3 (1)	3 (1)	3 (2)	3 (2)	3 (2)	3	3	2	1 (16)	3	6
Coaches	5	5	5	3 (5)	10	9	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	1 (23)	4 (1)	6

References

^ "Natalija Marshall Joins Miami Women's Basketball as Grad Transfer". miamihurricanes.com. University of Miami Athletics. April 27, 2024. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
^ "Notre Dame lands Pitt transfer Liatu King". Kilgore News Herald. Field Level Media. May 6, 2024. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
^ Philippou, Alexa (May 6, 2024). "Notre Dame adds Liza Karlen, Liatu King via transfer portal". ESPN. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
^ "2024 High School Girls' Basketball Recruits – Notre Dame – ESPN". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
^ "2024–25 Women's Basketball schedule". und.com. University of Notre Dame. Retrieved October 26, 2024.

[1] "Natalija Marshall Joins Miami Women's Basketball as Grad Transfer". miamihurricanes.com. University of Miami Athletics. April 27, 2024. Retrieved August 23, 2024.

[2] "Notre Dame lands Pitt transfer Liatu King". Kilgore News Herald. Field Level Media. May 6, 2024. Retrieved August 28, 2024.

[3] Philippou, Alexa (May 6, 2024). "Notre Dame adds Liza Karlen, Liatu King via transfer portal". ESPN. Retrieved August 28, 2024.

[4] "2024 High School Girls' Basketball Recruits – Notre Dame – ESPN". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved August 28, 2024.

[5] "2024–25 Women's Basketball schedule". und.com. University of Notre Dame. Retrieved October 26, 2024.

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Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball
Venues	Joyce Center (1977–present)
Rivalries	UConn
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People	Head coaches
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