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PostPosted: 10/08/14 5:10 pm    ::: Notre Dame 2014-2015 Reply Reply with quote

Expectations still high for youthful Irish women's basketball team

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Less than 48 hours later, and with two practices under their belts, the Fighting Irish know the upcoming campaign is still in its infancy. It’s a season that offers a healthy does of optimism, fueled by the return of 10 monogram winners, including the starting backcourt of junior All-America guard Jewell Loyd (Lincolnwood, Ill./Niles West) and sophomore guard Lindsay Allen (Mitchellville, Md./St. John’s College). Add to that the perimeter scoring punch of junior guard/tri-captain Michaela Mabrey (Belmar, N.J./Manasquan), the all-around versatility of senior guard Madison Cable (Mt. Lebanon, Pa./Mt. Lebanon) and a promising post presence in sophomore forward Taya Reimer (Fishers, Ind./Hamilton Southeastern), and you have a recipe for success.



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Loyd will help Notre Dame deal with the challenging prospect of replacing a pair of All-Americans and top-10 WNBA draft picks in guard Kayla McBride and forward Natalie Achonwa, both of whom were multi-year starters and key contributors on last year’s Fighting Irish squad that went 37-1, won the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) regular season and tournament titles, and charged to the program’s fourth consecutive NCAA Final Four appearance, as well as its third trip to the NCAA national championship game in four years.

What’s more, there’s a bit of the unknown that comes with the introduction of three freshmen, all of whom are ranked among the top 20 in the nation by various recruiting services (with those same outlets pegging Notre Dame’s incoming class as high as No. 3 in the nation). While guard Mychal Johnson (Huntington, W.Va./Huntington St. Joseph) and forwards Brianna Turner (Pearland, Texas/Manvel) and Kathryn Westbeld (Kettering, Ohio/Kettering Fairmont) are more than likely to make an impact on Fighting Irish fortunes at some point during their careers, the question remains as to how quickly the trio adjusts to the speed, power and overall mental grind presented by the college game.


http://www.wndu.com/news/headlines/Expectations-still-high-for-youthful-Irish-womens-basketball-team-278577831.html



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PostPosted: 10/10/14 5:43 pm    ::: Reply Reply with quote

Interestiing passage from the South Bend Tribune article on Brianna Turner:

"One thing Turner can do that nobody else on the Notre Dame roster can do is dunk. She said she’s been slamming it down since her sophomore year in high school.

As for doing it in front of a packed house on national TV …

“It will take some time for her to actually be comfortable enough to do it,” Owens said.

“It’ll be a surprise for everyone,” Turner said with a smile."


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