Notre Dame women's basketball to take on Maryland in ACC/Big Ten Challenge
There won’t be a shortage of star power when Notre Dame women’s basketball takes the court for the 2022-23 ACC/Big Ten Challenge. The Fighting Irish will face off against perennial power Maryland at Purcell Pavilion on Dec. 1 in the two program’s 10th all-time meeting.
Notre Dame has a 5-4 series lead over the Terrapins. The Irish last beat Maryland 92-72 on Dec. 3, 2014. Maryland has reached the NCAA Tournament in 17 of the last 18 seasons. The program advanced to the Final Four in back-to-back seasons in 2014 and 2015 but has not advanced beyond the Sweet 16 since then. The Terps won their first and only NCAA Tournament title in 2006.
Notre Dame won its second more recently in 2018. The Irish missed the postseason in 2019 and 2021 but returned with a vengeance this year with a run to the Sweet 16. Maryland also reached the Sweet 16 for the second consecutive season.
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Notre Dame is 7-1 in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge since joining the ACC in 2013. Last year, the Irish went on the road and beat Michigan State 76-71. The Irish have also beaten Iowa twice, Ohio State, Maryland and Penn State in the challenge. Game times and television information for this year’s challenge games will be announced at a later date.
Here’s the full slate.
2022-23 ACC/Big Ten Challenge schedule (women’s basketball)
Wednesday Nov. 30
• Illinois @ Pitt
• Ohio State @ Louisville
• Syracuse @ Purdue
• Virginia @ Penn State
• Wake Forest @ Minnesota
• Rutgers @ Boston College
Thursday Dec. 1
• Northwestern @ Duke
• Michigan @ Miami
• Maryland @ Notre Dame
• North Carolina @ Indiana
• Nebraska @ Virginia Tech
• NC State @ Iowa
• Florida State @ Wisconsin
• Georgia Tech @ Michigan State
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2022-23 Notre Dame women’s basketball roster
The Irish have just nine scholarship players on the roster. Five of them are returning from last season’s roster while three of them arrived via the transfer portal and one is a true freshman.
• Graduate senior guard Jenna Brown (Stanford)
• Graduate senior guard Dara Mabrey
• Graduate senior center Lauren Ebo (Texas)
• Junior forward Natalija Marshall
• Junior forward Maddy Westbeld
• Junior forward Kylee Watson (Oregon)
• Sophomore guard Olivia Miles
• Sophomore guard Sonia Citron
• Freshman guard KK Bransford
• Walk-on junior guard Trinity Cha
• Walk-on junior guard Sarah Cernugel
The Maryland game is the only game that has officially been added to the Notre Dame women’s basketball schedule. The rest of the games will be added sometime closer to the start of the season. The season will start in November.
