STUDENT-ATHLETES COACHING STAFF 2011-12 OPPONENTS 2010-11 SEASON IN REVIEW BIG EAST CONFERENCE RECORDS HISTORY
percentage was second on the team and 12th in tournament), while 2.5 assist-toturnover ratio (15 assists, six turnovers) would have been tops for the entire tournament, but she was one assist shy of the minimum qualifying standard … started all five games at 2008 FIBA U18 Americas Championship in Buenos Aires, Argentina, leading United States to perfect 5-0 record and gold medal; averaged 10.8 ppg. (second on team), 3.2 rpg., 3.6 apg. (first on team) and 2.0 spg. (tied-first on team) … also ranked among top 10 in entire tournament in scoring (10th), field goal percentage (7th - .500), assists (2nd), steals (tied-8th) and assist/turnover ratio (2nd - 2.00) … at 2007 USA Basketball Youth Development Festival in Colorado Springs, Colo., helped USA White team to 5-0 record and gold medal. PERSONAL DATA: Born Aug. 2, 1990, in South Bend, Ind. … daughter of Renee Scott and Tige Diggins, and stepdaughter of Maurice Scott … has three younger brothers and one younger sister … one of 19 Indiana natives ever to play for Fighting Irish, most from any state … featured in March 30, 2009, issue of Sports Illustrated as part of its renowned “Faces in the Crowd” segment … also talented disc jockey … well-known for her success in social media, particularly through Twitter, where her account (@SkyDigg4) has more than 120,000 followers (as of October 2011), the most of any college basketball player (male or female) … received NCAA waivers to attend the first two ESPNW retreats in 2010 (La Jolla, Calif.) and 2011 (Tucson, Ariz.); was part of panel discussions on future of women’s athletics and mentorship, joining such notable athletes as WNBA legend and multi-time Olympic gold medalist Lisa Leslie, former U.S. Olympic swimmer Summer Sanders and multi-time X Games snowboard champions Gretchen Bleier and Maddy Schaffrick … currently enrolled in Notre Dame’s topranked Mendoza College of Business as a management-entrepreneuship major … twice named to BIG EAST All-Academic Team (2009-10 and 2010-11) … only third Notre Dame player to wear No. 4 and the first since Le’Tania Severe (2000-04).
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Report, Collegiate Girls Basketball Report and ESPN Hoopgurlz (highest ranking ever for point guard from Hoopgurlz) … enjoyed extensive AAU career playing for South Bend Soldiers (coached by Maurice Scott) and The Family (coached by Kevin Merriweather) … also a standout volleyball player at WHS — three-year team captain and two-time all-league selection (2008 and 2009) … National Honor Society. INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION: Four-time USA Basketball gold medalist (three in international competition) … most recently was co-captain for 2011 USA World University Games Team (joined by current ND teammates Natalie Novosel and Devereaux Peters) that went 6-0 and struck gold at World University Games in Shenzhen, China … started all six games, averaging 12.3 ppg. while leading all tournament players (regardless of country) in assists (4.8 apg.) and ranking among the top 10 at the event in steals (third with team-high 3.3 spg.) and field goal percentage (10th at .475) … narrowly missed breaking two longstanding USA Basketball World University Games records — 20 steals ranked third all-time behind the 21 thefts collected in 1987 by Alisa Scott and Women’s Basketball Hall of Famer/1988 Wade Trophy recipient Teresa Weatherspoon, and 29 assists were third-most by a USA Basketball player at the World University Games, one off the record shared by Kamie Ethridge (1985) and Suzie McConnell (1987) … also was co-captain on 2009 USA U19 World Championships Team that won gold medal at FIBA U19 World Championships in Thailand in August (team coached by current ND associate coach Carol Owens) … started eight times in USA’s nine games at U19 Worlds (missed pool play matchup with Canada due to illness), averaging 11.6 points (third on the team, 16th for entire tournament), 3.0 rebounds, 1.9 assists (second on the team, 11th for entire tournament) and 1.1 steals per game … also led the Stars & Stripes with .857 free throw percentage (18-of-21, tied for third in entire tournament) and nine three-pointers (.333
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All-America forward Jacqueline Batteast, who ranks fourth on the school’s all-time scoring list (1,874 points) and also won a WNBA title with the Detroit Shock in 2006. HIGH SCHOOL AWARDS/HONORS: 2009 Gatorade National High School Athlete of the Year (all sports), joining elite company that included previous winners LeBron James (2003), Dwight Howard (2004), Candace Parker (2004), Tina Charles (2006) and Maya Moore (2007) … 2009 consensus National High School Player of the Year, earning top honors from Gatorade, Atlanta Tipoff Club (Naismith Trophy), ESPN Hoopgurlz and MaxPreps … 2009 McDonald’s and WBCA All-American (MVP at both all-star games, second player to do so following Alexis Hornbuckle) … also won Powerade Jam Fest Girls’ 3-Point Shootout title, besting Georgetown signee Sugar Rodgers in the final … three-time high school All-American by Parade magazine (first team 2008 and 2009; third team 2007) and EA Sports (first team 2008 and 2009; second team 2007) … USA Today All-USA Team (first team 2009; third team 2008) … USA Today All-Underclass Team (2006) … two-time Gatorade Indiana Player of the Year (2008 and 2009) … two-time MaxPreps Indiana Player of the Year/first-team All-American (2008 and 2009) … 2009 Indiana Miss Basketball (second Notre Dame signee to earn the honor and first since 1982, when Marion High School graduate/Indiana Basketball Hall of Famer Trena Keys was tapped for the award) … scored combined 54 points in two-game series sweep for Indiana All-Stars over Kentucky (one off series record) … 2009 South Bend Tribune Girls’ Athlete of the Year (covers all female high school athletes in all sports throughout newspaper’s coverage area) … four-time Associated Press all-state selection (first team in 2007, 2008 and 2009; third team in 2006) and coaches’ all-state choice (first team 2007, 2008 and 2009; second team 2006) … consensus No. 1 guard in the country by all major recruiting services … ranked second overall by Blue Star Basketball and third by All-Star Girls
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