Blue and Gold Illustrated

March 2013 - Signing Day Edition

Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football

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Big Time Center Natalie Achonwa is a pivotal figure in Notre Dame's guard-oriented offense I By Lou Somogyi t's that time of year again when supreme backcourt play will be categorized as the prime meal ticket for March Madness success. F o r t u n a t e l y, N o . 2-ranked and 23-1 Notre Dame — 11-0 in the Big East — might be better fortified in that area than any team in the country with the starting trio of two-time AllAmerican senior Skylar Diggins, playmaking junior Kayla McBride and freshman Jewell Loyd, one of the nation's top rookies. But when it comes to reaching an elite level, it's not an accident that the clear top four teams in the nation this year — Baylor, Notre Dame, Connecticut and Stanford — all feature a Achonwa was averaging 13.8 points and 9.2 rebounds per game during No. 2 Notre Dame's 23-1 start, and she was second on the team in game-changing "big." Defending national assists with 61. photo by joe raymond champion Baylor's 6-8

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