Geoffrey Clark
April 17, 2024 9:23 am ET
The good news for Notre Dame is that it didn’t lose anybody to the WNBA. It’s all the more reason to set expectations for the 2024-25 season higher than they have been in a while. Helping them for the future had to have been the fact that the 2023-24 season saw them oppose seven players selected in this year’s draft, three of them in the first round.
Early nonconference play pitted the Irish against Kamilla Cardoso of South Carolina, the third overall selection. In January, they went up against Aaliyah Edwards and Nika Muhl of UConn. The NCAA Tournament saw them face Marquesha Davis of Ole Miss, while the ACC brought them Syracuse’s Dyaisha Fair, Louisville’s Kiki Jefferson and conference player of the year Elizabeth Kitley of Virgina Tech.
It’s safe to say the Irish are seasoned and ready to take on anybody when they resume play. Here they are against the newest professional players they had to face this past season:
NCAA Womens Basketball: South Carolina vs Notre Dame
Nov 6, 2023; Paris, FRANCE; South Carolina Gameco*cks center Kamilla Cardoso (10) tries to control a…
Nov 6, 2023; Paris, FRANCE; South Carolina Gameco*cks center Kamilla Cardoso (10) tries to control a ball on the floor against Notre Dame Fighting Irish guard Cassandre Prosper (4) and Notre Dame Fighting Irish forward Maddy Westbeld (21) in a women's college basketball game at Halles Georges Arena. Mandatory Credit: Stephane Mantey/Presse Sports via USA TODAY Sports
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NCAA Womens Basketball: Notre Dame at Connecticut
Jan 27, 2024; Storrs, Connecticut, USA; UConn Huskies forward Aaliyah Edwards (3) shoots against Notre Dame…
Jan 27, 2024; Storrs, Connecticut, USA; UConn Huskies forward Aaliyah Edwards (3) shoots against Notre Dame Fighting Irish forward Natalija Marshall (15) and guard Hannah Hidalgo (3) in the second half at Harry A. Gampel Pavilion. Mandatory Credit: David Butler II-USA TODAY Sports
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NCAA Womens Basketball: Notre Dame at Connecticut
Jan 27, 2024; Storrs, Connecticut, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish guard Hannah Hidalgo (3) returns the…
Jan 27, 2024; Storrs, Connecticut, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish guard Hannah Hidalgo (3) returns the ball against UConn Huskies forward Aaliyah Edwards (3) in the first half at Harry A. Gampel Pavilion. Mandatory Credit: David Butler II-USA TODAY Sports
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NCAA Womens Basketball: Notre Dame at Connecticut
Jan 27, 2024; Storrs, Connecticut, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish guard Sonia Citron (11) drives the…
Jan 27, 2024; Storrs, Connecticut, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish guard Sonia Citron (11) drives the ball against UConn Huskies forward Aaliyah Edwards (3) in the first half at Harry A. Gampel Pavilion. Mandatory Credit: David Butler II-USA TODAY Sports
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NCAA Womens Basketball: Notre Dame at Connecticut
Jan 27, 2024; Storrs, Connecticut, USA; UConn Huskies forward Aaliyah Edwards (3) and Notre Dame Fighting…
Jan 27, 2024; Storrs, Connecticut, USA; UConn Huskies forward Aaliyah Edwards (3) and Notre Dame Fighting Irish guard Anna DeWolfe (13) work for the ball in the first half at Harry A. Gampel Pavilion. Mandatory Credit: David Butler II-USA TODAY Sports
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NCAA Womens Basketball: Notre Dame at Connecticut
Jan 27, 2024; Storrs, Connecticut, USA; UConn Huskies forward Aaliyah Edwards (3) and Notre Dame Fighting…
Jan 27, 2024; Storrs, Connecticut, USA; UConn Huskies forward Aaliyah Edwards (3) and Notre Dame Fighting Irish guard Anna DeWolfe (13) work for the ball in the first half at Harry A. Gampel Pavilion. Mandatory Credit: David Butler II-USA TODAY Sports
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NCAA Womens Basketball: Notre Dame at Connecticut
Jan 27, 2024; Storrs, Connecticut, USA; UConn Huskies guard Nika Muhl (10) returns the ball against…
Jan 27, 2024; Storrs, Connecticut, USA; UConn Huskies guard Nika Muhl (10) returns the ball against Notre Dame Fighting Irish forward Maddy Westbeld (21) in the second half at Harry A. Gampel Pavilion. Mandatory Credit: David Butler II-USA TODAY Sports
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NCAA Womens Basketball: Notre Dame at Connecticut
Jan 27, 2024; Storrs, Connecticut, USA; UConn Huskies guard Nika Muhl (10) fouls out the game…
Jan 27, 2024; Storrs, Connecticut, USA; UConn Huskies guard Nika Muhl (10) fouls out the game against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the second half at Harry A. Gampel Pavilion. Mandatory Credit: David Butler II-USA TODAY Sports
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NCAA Womens Basketball: Notre Dame at Connecticut
Jan 27, 2024; Storrs, Connecticut, USA; UConn Huskies guard Nika Muhl (10) and Notre Dame Fighting…
Jan 27, 2024; Storrs, Connecticut, USA; UConn Huskies guard Nika Muhl (10) and Notre Dame Fighting Irish guard Hannah Hidalgo (3) work for the ball in the second half at Harry A. Gampel Pavilion. Mandatory Credit: David Butler II-USA TODAY Sports
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NCAA Womens Basketball: Notre Dame at Connecticut
Jan 27, 2024; Storrs, Connecticut, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish guard Hannah Hidalgo (3) drives the…
Jan 27, 2024; Storrs, Connecticut, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish guard Hannah Hidalgo (3) drives the ball over UConn Huskies guard Nika Muhl (10) in the first half at Harry A. Gampel Pavilion. Mandatory Credit: David Butler II-USA TODAY Sports
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NCAA Womens Basketball: NCAA Tournament Second Round-Notre Dame vs Ole Miss
Mar 25, 2024; South Bend, Indiana, USA; Ole Miss Rebels guard Marquesha Davis (2) dribbles as…
Mar 25, 2024; South Bend, Indiana, USA; Ole Miss Rebels guard Marquesha Davis (2) dribbles as Notre Dame Fighting Irish forward Nat Marshall (15) defends in the first half of the NCAA Tournament second round game at the Purcell Pavilion. Mandatory Credit: Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports
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NCAA Womens Basketball: Syracuse at Notre Dame
Jan 25, 2024; South Bend, Indiana, USA; Syracuse Orange guard Dyaisha Fair (2) goes up for…
Jan 25, 2024; South Bend, Indiana, USA; Syracuse Orange guard Dyaisha Fair (2) goes up for a shot as Notre Dame Fighting Irish guard Sonia Citron (11) defends in the second half at the Purcell Pavilion. Mandatory Credit: Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports
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NCAA Womens Basketball: Syracuse at Notre Dame
Jan 25, 2024; South Bend, Indiana, USA; Syracuse Orange guard Dyaisha Fair (2) dribbles as Notre…
Jan 25, 2024; South Bend, Indiana, USA; Syracuse Orange guard Dyaisha Fair (2) dribbles as Notre Dame Fighting Irish guard Hannah Hidalgo (3) defends in the second half at the Purcell Pavilion. Mandatory Credit: Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports
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NCAA Womens Basketball: ACC Conference Tournament Quarterfinal - Notre Dame vs Louisville
Mar 8, 2024; Greensboro, NC, USA; Louisville Cardinals guard Kiki Jefferson (12) drives past Notre Dame…
Mar 8, 2024; Greensboro, NC, USA; Louisville Cardinals guard Kiki Jefferson (12) drives past Notre Dame Fighting Irish guard Hannah Hidalgo (3) in the second half at Greensboro Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: David Yeazell-USA TODAY Sports
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NCAA Womens Basketball: ACC Conference Tournament Quarterfinal - Notre Dame vs Louisville
Mar 8, 2024; Greensboro, NC, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish guard Hannah Hidalgo (3) blocks the…
Mar 8, 2024; Greensboro, NC, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish guard Hannah Hidalgo (3) blocks the attempted shot of Louisville Cardinals guard Kiki Jefferson (12) in the second half at Greensboro Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: David Yeazell-USA TODAY Sports
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NCAA Womens Basketball: Virginia Tech at Notre Dame
Feb 29, 2024; South Bend, Indiana, USA; Virginia Tech Hokies center Elizabeth Kitley (33) runs into…
Feb 29, 2024; South Bend, Indiana, USA; Virginia Tech Hokies center Elizabeth Kitley (33) runs into Notre Dame Fighting Irish forward Maddy Westbeld (21) in the first half at the Purcell Pavilion. Mandatory Credit: Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports
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NCAA Womens Basketball: Virginia Tech at Notre Dame
Feb 29, 2024; South Bend, Indiana, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish guard Sonia Citron (11) drives…
Feb 29, 2024; South Bend, Indiana, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish guard Sonia Citron (11) drives to the basket as Virginia Tech Hokies center Elizabeth Kitley (33) defends in the first half at the Purcell Pavilion. Mandatory Credit: Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports
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NCAA Womens Basketball: Virginia Tech at Notre Dame
Feb 29, 2024; South Bend, Indiana, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish guard Anna Dewolfe (13) goes…
Feb 29, 2024; South Bend, Indiana, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish guard Anna Dewolfe (13) goes up for a shot between Virginia Tech Hokies guard Matilda Ekh (11) and Virginia Tech Hokies center Elizabeth Kitley (33) in the first half at the Purcell Pavilion. Mandatory Credit: Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports
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