WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
BY LOU SOMOGYI
P
roduction can be measured by
tangibles and intangibles.
Not many in Hall of Fame
head coach Muffet McGraw's
29 seasons at Notre Dame combined
the two better than fifth-year senior
Madison Cable.
Described as "the heart and soul"
of the 31-1 Fighting Irish campaign by
McGraw, Cable led the team in min-
utes per game (30.7), three-pointers
made (69), three-point percentage (47.6,
which was third nationally) and steals
(59), and was second in scoring (13.7
points per game) and total rebounds
(180).
Beyond the box score numbers, she
also has taken 46 charges in her ca-
reer (deemed a school record by many
in the basketball office), dove on the
floor countless times for loose balls and
paced the team in deflections — not
just on the floor, but also in the media
room.
Nothing makes Cable more unset-
tled than talking about herself. When
featured on Notre Dame's video score-
board as the "Player of the Game" ver-
sus Boston College in her final regular-
season contest on the Irish home court
after shooting 8 of 12 from the floor,
Cable only rolled her eyes, almost mor-
tified by the adulation.
"There are always other people, it's
not just one person," Cable summa-
rized. "That is why I like to deflect any-
THE HEART
& SOUL
Madison Cable helped
Notre Dame carry a 31-1 record
into the NCAA Tournament
