#6 Notre Dame Women's Basketball 2024-2025 Preview

 
 
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
 
2024-2025 Overall Rank: #6
 
Conference Rank: #1 ACC
 
 
2023-24 Record: 28-7, 13-5
2023-24 Postseason: NCAA
Coach: Niele Ivey
Coach Record: 89-32 at Notre Dame, 89-32 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
Anna DeWolfe, Guard, 8.7 ppg, 1.8 rpg, 2.5 apg
Natalija Marshall, Forward, 5.0 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 1.1 apg, 1.0 bpg
 
Key Returning Players:
Hannah Hidalgo, Sophomore, Guard, 22.6 ppg, 6.2 rpg, 5.5 apg, 4.6 spg
Sonia Citron, Senior, Guard, 17.3 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 2.7 apg
Maddy Westbeld, Senior, Forward, 14.4 ppg, 8.7 rpg, 1.7 apg, 1.1 bpg
Cassandre Prosper, Junior, Guard, 8.2 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 1.4 apg
KK Bransford, Junior, Guard, 6.8 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 2.0 apg
Kylee Watson, Senior, Forward, 6.2 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 1.3 apg, 1.4 bpg
Emma Risch, Sophomore, Guard, 4.6 ppg, 3.1 rpg
Olivia Miles, Junior, Guard, DNP last season
 
Key New Players:
Liza Karlen, Senior, Forward, Transfer from Marquette
Liatu King, Senior, Forward, Transfer from Pittsburgh
Kate Koval, Freshman, Forward
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: NCAA
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 78.6 (18th in nation, 1st in conference)
Scoring Defense: 61.1 (95, 4)
Field-Goal Percentage: 45.5 (26, 1)
Field-Goal Defense: 38.3 (70, 6)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 5.6 (194, 11)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 35.1 (40, 1)
Free-Throw Percentage: 76.9 (36, 4)
Rebound Margin: 4.1 (75, 6)
Assists Per Game: 16.2 (39, 2)
Turnovers Per Game: 14.0 (76, 6)