Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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Irish Roar To 3-0 Start Entering its Nov. 23 game at Penn, the No. 6 Irish boasted a 3-0 record. Nov. 9: Notre Dame 99, UNC-Wilmington 50 — Sophomore guards Jewell Loyd and Michaela Mabrey tallied 19 points apiece, and Loyd added a double-double with 11 rebounds. Freshman Lindsay Allen's debut as the starting point guard produced 11 points in 16 minutes. Senior All-American Kayla McBride chipped in with 17 points, while freshman Taya Reimer hauled in 12 rebounds. Nov. 11: Notre Dame 81, Michigan State 62 — The Irish led the No. 19 Spartans by as many as 22 points while dominating the boards with a 52-29 advantage, highlighted by Reimer's 13 rebounds, eight on offense, to go with her 19 points. Loyd scored 22 points and grabbed nine rebounds. Nov. 16 — Notre Dame 96, Valparaiso 46 — Loyd scored 22 points again while Allen added 15, Reimer 13 and Mabrey 11. — Lou Somogyi 2014 Notre Dame Signees Brianna Turner She has started all 114 games in first three prep seasons, with career totals of 2,240 points, 1,071 rebounds, 416 blocks, 297 steals and 240 assists while helping teams to a combined 106-8 record (.930 winning percentage). She also is a four-time USA Basketball gold medalist who most recently helped USA to 8-1 record and the gold medal at 2013 FIBA 3x3 U18 World Championship in Indonesia. "Brianna Turner is going to remind our fans of Devereaux Peters, and that's a really good thing for us," head coach Muffet McGraw said of the 2008-12 center who was the No. 3 pick in the 2012 WNBA Draft. "… She can do so many things, whether it's helping our defense, our offense, our full-court transition game, or even just being that intimidating presence defensively in the back of the zone. I hope that she's going to dunk because that will be the thing that really brings our crowd to its feet." Kathryn Westbeld The Ohio native has career per-game statistical averages of 14.7 points, 9.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.7 blocks. As s a junior in 2012-13, she led her team to 27-1 record and the Ohio Division I state championship. "Kathryn is such a perfect fit for our Princeton offense because she can play all of the positions," McGraw said. "She's great on the perimeter because she can shoot the three. … She's a glue player, in that she's someone that can be an inbounder and also help us bring the ball up against pressure. She's going to fill a lot of roles for us." Mychal Johnson The 2013 West Virginia Gatorade High School Player of the Year helped St. Joseph to a 25-1 record and its third consecutive West Virginia Class A state title while averaging 21.7 points, 7.9 rebounds, 6.9 assists and 5.0 steals per game. "Mychal is a great three-point shooter. She's somebody that we're going to look to score a lot from the three-point line," McGraw said. "She's a really good on-the-ball defender who will be able to pick up the ball full-court, work them in the backcourt, and really try to get some steals."