Loyd led the undefeated Irish in scoring (18.5 points per game) and was second in rebounding (7.1 per
contest) through 10 games.
PHOTO BY JOE RAYMOND
ing to get shots, but I tried to develop
everything else over the summer and
through the preseason."
Mabrey's 20 treys were two times
more than anyone else on the squad,
but the team's collective 44.9-percent
effort from three-point range ranked
among the top five nationally.
"This looks like the best three-point
shooting team we've had in a while,"
McGraw said.
It's just one aspect that could lead
the Irish to their fourth consecutive
Final Four berth after winning the first
10 games by an average of 30.3 points.
"Notre Dame is at another level,"
Central Michigan coach Sue Guevara
said after the 33rd consecutive Irish
regular-season victory. "They have a
lot of weapons."
Weapons that always seem ready to
shoot. ✦
