Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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www.BLUEANDGOLD.com APRIL 2018 13 UNDER THE DOME 2 Senior Notre Dame basketball players who joined the career 1,000-point club at the school within a span of three days. Forward Kathryn Westbeld became the 39th women's player to achieve the feat during an 89-59 victory versus Virginia Tech Feb. 22. Junior guards Arike Ogun- bowale and Marina Mabrey reached the milestone earlier this year, marking the first time three Irish had done so in one season since 1985. Two days later in a 76-71 comeback win at Wake Forest after trailing 69-60, senior point guard MATT FARRELL became the 62nd men's Irish player to surpass 1,000 career points, and the 23rd under head coach Mike Brey. 7 Notre Dame women's basketball McDonald's All-Americans who will be on the roster next season with the addition of incoming freshman guards Jordan Nixon (Mary Louis Academy/Jamaica Estates, N.Y.) and Katlyn Gilbert (Heritage Christian/Dyer, Ind.). Nixon, a point guard, will suit up for the 12-woman East squad while Gilbert, a combo guard, will play for the 12-woman West team March 28 at Philips Arena in Atlanta. Current Notre Dame players returning in 2018-19 who were McDonald's All-Americans include senior forward Bri- anna Turner, junior guards Marina Mabrey and Arike Ogunbowale, sophomore guard Jackie Young and freshman forward Danielle Patterson. Junior forward Jessica Shepard would have been as well in 2015, but played only nine games as a senior because of a torn ACL. She still was ranked as the No. 3 player nationally that year by ESPN HoopGurlz and was a first-team Parade All-American. 10-12 Senior point guard Matt Farrell drilled a school- record-tying 10 three-pointers in only 12 at- tempts during an 84-69 victory at Boston College Feb. 17. He was 8 of 8 beyond the arc in the first half, set a school record by connecting on his first nine from that distance and finished with the most points ever (37) by a Fighting Irish player in an ACC game. On Nov. 26, 2008, Kyle McAlarney also converted 10 threes (on 18 attempts) in a 102-87 loss to North Caro- lina in the championship game of the Maui Invitational. 35 Bench press reps of 225 pounds performed by 2014-17 Notre Dame offensive guard Quenton Nelson during the NFL Combine held in Indianapolis, fur- ther enhancing his stock as a potential top-10 selection in this spring's draft. That initially tied him for the most reps among all offensive linemen at the combine since tackle Erick Flowers did 37 in 2015. A few minutes later, UTEP's Will Hernandez did 37 reps, tying Flowers for the most among offensive linemen since the 42 by Russell Bodine in 2014. 1,000 Career points in basketball reached March 3 by prized Notre Dame linebacker recruit Shayne Simon from St. Peter's Prep during a 53-46 victory versus Del- barton (where former Fighting Irish All-American Troy Murphy starred) in the quarterfinals of the New Jersey State Interscho- lastic Athletic Association Non-Public North A Tournament in Jersey City, N.J. The Maxwell Football Club's New Jersey Player of the Year in football became just the 10th player to score 1,000 points at St. Peter's Prep. He has been a four- year starter in basketball and has helped his team to three consecutive trips to the Hudson County Tournament final. "He's legendary. That's all I can say," St. Peter's Prep coach Alex Mirabel told NJ.com. "You look up to Shayne Simon because he's a captain, a four-year player in basketball and football player and there's nothing he [does] that's going to amaze you because of the way he carries himself. … He's very competitive and he wants to be the best small forward in the state of New Jersey." ✦ BY THE NUMBERS PHOTO BY COREY BODDEN