Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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with 49.4 seconds at Connecticut put with junior guard Kayla McBride pacthe Irish ahead, and three shots by the ing the team in scoring with a 15.4 averHuskies in the final 30 seconds went age and Diggins next at 15.1. McBride's awry. consistency game after game was demIt was Notre Dame's first true road onstrated by the fact that her 21 points win over a No. 1-ranked team in the at Connecticut marked her career high. 36-year history of At Connecticut, the program. Even Diggins produced 2012-13 Recent Results/ more remarkable, 19 points, six reUpcoming Schedule it was the fifth bounds, five assists Date Opponent Time (ET)/TV win in the past six and four steals, Dec. 19 vs. Alabama A&M# W, 100-39 games against the while junior center Dec. 20 vs. Kansas State# W, 87-57 seven-time national Natalie Achonwa Dec. 21 vs. Texas A&M# W, 83-74 champs, two of (14.5 points and Dec. 29 Purdue W, 74-47 them in the NCAA 9.3 rebounds per Dec. 31 St. Francis (Pa.) W, 128-55 Tournament. game) finished Jan. 5 at Connecticut* (CBS) W, 73-72 "I thought about with 10 points and Jan. 8 at South Florida* W, 75-71 (OT) our football team 11 rebounds. Jan. 13 Rutgers* (ESPNU) 3:30 p.m. getting that goalA week earlier Jan. 15 Georgetown* (CBSSN) 7 p.m. line stand [against in the surprising Jan. 20 St. John's* (ESPNU) 12 p.m. Jan. 23 at Pittsburgh* 7 p.m. Stanford] three 74‑47 slaughter Jan. 26 Providence* 2 p.m. of No. 11 Purdue, times in a row," Jan. 28 at Tennessee (ESPN2) 7 p.m. McGraw said of the Achonwa hauled Feb. 2 Cincinnati* 2 p.m. final possessions down 17 rebounds Feb. 5 at Villanova* (CBSSN) 7 p.m. — nine offensive by UConn. "If they Feb. 9 at Seton Hall* 2 p.m. — to complement can do it, we can do Feb. 11 Louisville* (ESPN2) 9 p.m. it." her 15 points, two # World Vision Classic at Cox Pavilion in Las Vegas; Beyond football, blocked shots and * Big East game three steals in only Diggins' presence 25 minutes. the past four years has provided an immense belief within At South Florida, Achonwa tallied the program. a team-high 20 points to go with eight "Skylar has changed things for us," boards and four assists. McGraw said. "She believed we can Freshman Jewell Loyd (13.0 points win and has the confidence and that is and 5.7 rebounds per contest) had 18 contagious." points and 13 rebounds at USF, and the Diggins epitomizes the team-first bench began to emerge as a valuable concept by helping elevate the game factor entering conference play. of her teammates rather than padding Junior Ariel Braker and sophomore her individual scoring numbers. Her 83 Markisha Wright have on occasion beassists are 47 more than anyone else on come a tag team at the fifth spot, comthe squad. bining for 11.6 points and 9.2 rebounds The Irish possess remarkable balance, per contest.