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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL she can drive to the basket," Turner said. "When people are guarding her, they don't know what to do. "And she's a great rebounder, too. On defense, if we're in a triangle-and-two, it's Maddie who is always going to be guarding someone. She takes no plays off, and that's such a key to our team success." "When you look at Maddie, you see her diving for loose balls, and tak- ing charges and just getting beat up, it makes you want to play harder," Mc- Graw summarized. "Everyone tries to raise their level of intensity to match what Maddie is doing." That is how a culture of winning is created, beyond just stat sheets. Mc- Graw said the graduating trio of Cable, Huffman and Michaela Mabrey culti- vated that attitude to its max. "What we are going to miss from them is so much more than statistics because of the way they lead and the toughness that they bring," McGraw said. "...They have a sense of urgency. They understand what it takes to be at the level we want to be at. "Statistically they've done great things, but all three have added so much more in terms of our culture." In recent years, it's almost stunning when a Notre Dame women's basket- ball recruit isn't one of the nation's top 25 prospects. Incoming record-setting state scorers Erin Boley (Kentucky) and Jackie Young (Indiana) will add to that prominence. However, effectiveness to team en- hancement will be measured in great part by Cable's unselfish legacy. She has only one regret. "I'm not going to be looking forward to leaving," Cable said. The rest of the operation shares that sentiment. ✦