November 4, 2024

Preview: Pittsburgh Panthers

 


Preview:   Pitt Panthers

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Last Season:   8-24 and 2 –16 in league play.  Returned only 4 players.


Coaches:  Troy Verdi is the Head Coach and in his 2nd season.

Candice Finley is in her first season.

John Marcum is in his first season.  

Devan Newman also in his first season.  

Anthony Brammer is in his first season.

 

Losses:   Lost 4 transfers

Two who totaled 5 ppg transferred out.

Rapuluchi Ayodele averaged 6 ppg and transferred to Seton Hall.

Liatu King averaged 18 ppg and transferred to Notre Dame.

Jaya Jordan averaged 8 ppg.

 

 

Additions 7 transfers, 2 freshmen: 

Brooklynn Miles, 5-5 SR Guard Transfer from Kentucky who averaged 6 ppg. 

Amiya Jenkins, 5-10 JR Guard transfer from Kentucky who averaged 7 points and 3 rebounds.

MaKayla Elmore, 6-3 SR Forward transfer from Clemson who averaged 4 points and 5 rebounds.

Bella Perkins, 5-9 SR Guard transfer from USC where she averaged 8 ppg and made 52 Threes. 

Kiaia Williams, 6-0 Frosh Wing from Florida, sadly will miss the season with a knee injury.

Audrey Biggs, 6-0 Frosh Guard from KY 

Raevan Boswell, 5-11 JR Guard who transferred from Ga Tech.  Boswell who played just 8 games last season.

Khadija Faye, 6-4 Grad Student Post who transferred from Texas.  Faye payed at Texas Tech before Texas.   Faye averaged 5 points and 3 rebounds last season.

Mikayla Johnson, 6-1 Redshirt Soph Wing who transferred from Colorado.   Johnson scored 29 points on the season last year. 

 

Schedule:

Kansas and Auburn are the highlights.

 

The Team:  

Aaryn Battle, 5-10 Soph Guard who averaged 5 ppg.

Marley Washenitz, 5-7 JR Guard who averaged 4 ppg. 

Lauren Rust, 6-0 Soph Forward who averaged 3 minutes per game. 

Aislin Malcolm, 5-10 JR Guard who averaged 9 ppg.  

 

Prediction: Projected to finish last in the ACC.  

 

2025 Recruiting:  6 recruits, 5 from other countries

Macie Arzner, 5-11 Guard from Oregon.

Theresa Hagans, 5-8 Guard from Canada

Angela Le Faou, 5-11 Wing from Spain

Jayda Queeley, 5-10 PG from Canada

Divine Tumba, 6-3 Forward from Canada

Meredith Venner, 6-2 Forward from Colombia 

 

November 1, 2024

Preview: Notre Dame Fighting Irish

  


Preview
:   Notre Dame

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Last Season:   28-7 and 13 –5 in league play


The Coaches:  

Niele Ivey is in her 4th season as the Head Coach

Carol Owens is the Associate Head Coach and in her 25 season at Notre Dame.

Michaela Mabrey is in her 6 th season

Charel Allen is in her 3rd season.

 

Losses

Marshall who averaged 5 points and 4 rebounds and transferred to Miami.

 

Additions:

Kate Koval, 6-5 Frosh Post ranked # 5 out of HS.

Liatu King, 6-0 Grad Student Wing transfer from Pitt.  King averaged 18 points and 10 rebounds last season at Pitt.

Liza Karlen, 6-2 Grad Student Forward who transferred from Marquette.   Last Season Karlen averaged 18 points and 8 rebounds at Marquette.

 

Schedule: Notre Dame plays a strong schedule outside the ACC


The Team:  

Hannah Hidalgo, 5-6 Soph Guard who averaged 22 points and 4 steals per game.  She's a pre=season All-American.

Olivia Miles, 5-10 JR in elgibility however already a Grad Student. Out last season with an injury however averaged 14 points, 67 assists per game the previous season.

Sonia Citron, 6-0 SR Wing who averaged 14 points and 6 rebounds.

Mandy Westbeld, 6-3 Grad Student Forward who averaged 14 points and 8 rebounds.

Kylee Watson, 6-4 SR Post who averaged 6 points and 3 rebounds.

Cassandre Prosper, Soph Wing who averaged 5 points and 4 rebounds last season.

KK Bransford, 5-11 JR Guard who averaged 7 ppg.

Sarah Cernugel, 5-4 Guard Grad Student who averaged one ppg.  

Emma Risch, 6-1 Soph Wing.  Only played 7 games last season averaged 4 ppg before a hip injury ended her season.  Emma was ranked # 20 out of HS.

 

Prediction:  Pre season rank is # 4.   A definite candidate to win the national title.

 

2025 Recruiting:  

Leah Macy 6-3 Wing/Forward from KY, ranked # 16.