2011-12 Notre Dame Women's Basketball Media Guide

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Bruszewski’s Career Statistics

Green’s Career Statistics

Diggins’ Career Statistics

HISTORY

Year GP-GS FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA Pct. FTM-FTA Pct. OR DR TR Avg. A TO B S PF Min-Avg. Pts Avg. 2009-10 35-30 169-385 .439 35-100 .350 111-142 .782 48 95 143 4.1 112 97 23 90 80 1028-29.4 484 13.8 2010-11 39-38 202-468 .432 36-108 .333 145-198 .732 42 114 156 4.0 186 155 17 75 72 1226-31.4 585 15.0 Totals 74-68 371-853 .435 71-208 .341 256-340 .753 90 209 299 4.0 298 252 40 165 152 2254-30.5 1069 14.4

RECORDS

finalist (honorable mention All-America) • two-time all-BIG EAST Conference selection (2010, 2011) • set school record with 39 games played in 2010-11 • dished out 12 assists in 2011 NCAA Dayton Regional semifinal vs. Oklahoma (most by ND player in NCAA Championship history) • three-time USA Basketball gold medalist, most recently with 2011 USA World University Games Team (along with ND teammates Natalie Novosel and Devereaux Peters) • currently enrolled in Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business, where she is pursuing her bachelor’s degree in managemententrepreneurship.

BIG EAST CONFERENCE

South Bend, Ind. (2009-p) – 1,069 24 SKYLAR DIGGINS

Had more points at end of sophomore season than any player in school history • joined Beth Morgan as only Notre Dame players to top 1,000 points during sophomore year • has scored in double figures 56 times in her first 74 games • has 15 games of 20-or-more points in her career to date • member of 2011 NCAA Final Four All-Tournament Team and 2011 NCAA Dayton Regional Most Outstanding Player • helped lead Notre Dame to 2011 NCAA national championship game (second in school history) • 2011 State Farm Coaches’ All-American and Associated Press third-team All-American • 2010 State Farm Coaches’ All-America

2010-11 SEASON IN REVIEW

Year GP-GS FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA Pct. FTM-FTA Pct. OR DR TR Avg. A TO B S PF Min-Avg. Pts Avg. 1995-96 27-0 12-38 .316 0-4 .000 6-20 .300 9 36 45 1.7 7 20 0 9 29 235-8.7 30 1.1 1996-97 DNP - injury 1997-98 30-14 116-259 .448 2-8 .250 72-111 .649 60 83 143 4.8 38 60 2 45 64 752-25.1 306 10.2 1998-99 30-30 157-369 .425 2-9 .222 116-151 .768 68 148 216 7.2 52 93 3 38 69 892-29.7 432 14.4 1999-00 29-21 124-257 .482 1-11 .091 89-113 .788 42 75 117 4.0 79 83 0 35 65 751-25.9 338 11.7 Totals 116-65 409-923 .443 5-32 .156 283-395 .716 179 342 521 4.5 176 256 5 127 227 2630-22.7 1106 9.5

2011-12 OPPONENTS

that campaign • scored a career-high 28 points versus West Virginia on Jan. 17, 1999 • had 16 points and seven rebounds in Notre Dame’s second-round victory over George Washington in the 2000 NCAA Tournament, helping the Irish to third Sweet 16 appearance in four years • spent one season as assistant coach at Chicago State • enlisted in U.S. Army in 2003 and was awarded a Purple Heart in May 2004 after suffering significant arm and leg injuries while serving in Baghdad, Iraq • has since earned two master’s degrees from Saint Xavier University.

COACHING STAFF

Chicago, Ill. (1995-00) – 1,106 23 DANIELLE GREEN

Became the 16th player in Notre Dame women’s basketball history to score 1,000 points • posted double-figure scoring averages in each of her last three seasons, finishing with a 9.5 ppg. career scoring average in 116 games • started 65 games during her career • earned a fifth year of eligibility after missing the entire 1996-97 Final Four campaign with a torn Achilles’ tendon suffered the first day of practice • third-leading scorer (14.4 ppg.) and secondleading rebounder (7.2 rpg.) during the 1998-99 season • netted a personal single-season best 432 points during

STUDENT-ATHLETES

Year GP-GS FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA Pct. FTM-FTA Pct. OR DR TR Avg. A TO B S PF Min-Avg. Pts Avg. 2007-08 32-0 58-104 .558 1-2 .500 42-54 .778 37 43 80 2.5 13 31 10 16 58 423-13.2 159 5.0 2008-09 31-31 132-271 .487 21-56 .375 48-71 .676 31 125 156 5.0 52 53 15 33 88 842-27.2 333 10.7 2009-10 34-26 129-261 .494 8-31 .258 42-64 .656 46 60 106 3.1 48 42 18 23 92 629-18.5 308 9.1 2010-11 39-39 143-276 .518 0-8 .000 62-93 .667 62 145 207 5.3 59 78 20 41 99 994-25.5 348 8.9 Totals 136-96 462-912 .507 30-97 .309 194-282 .688 176 373 549 4.0 172 204 63 113 337 2888-21.2 1148 8.4

2011-12 SEASON PREVIEW

her career • known for her toughness, playing through numerous injuries, most notably in the 2011 BIG EAST Championship final vs. Connecticut (eight points, three rebounds after rib injury in semifinal vs. DePaul) and 2011 NCAA Dayton Regional final vs. Tennessee (13 points, eight rebounds in game-high 37 minutes playing on sprained knee suffered in regional semifinal vs. Oklahoma) • currently playing professionally in Finland.

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Valparaiso, Ind. (2007-11) – 1,148 22 BECCA BRUSZEWSKI

Co-captain of Notre Dame’s 2010-11 NCAA national finalist team • played in school-record 136 games during her career, missing only three contests (one in her final three seasons) • set school record with 39 starts and 39 games played in 2010-11 (sharing mark with Natalie Novosel and Devereaux Peters) • nicknamed “Bruiser” for her fearless and physical style of play, despite being an undersized post at just 6-foot-1 • played all three front line positions during

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