2013–14 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball team
{{short description|Intercollegiate basketball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
|sport=Women's basketball
|year=2013–14
|team = Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|image = Notre Dame Fighting Irish logo.svg
|conference = Atlantic Coast Conference
|division =
|short_conf = ACC
|CoachRank = 2
|APRank = 2
|record= 37–1
|conf_record= 16–0
|head_coach=Muffet McGraw
|asst_coach1=Carol Owens
|asst_coach2=Beth Cunningham
|asst_coach3=Niele Ivey
|stadium=Edmund P. Joyce Center
|champion= ACC tournament champions
ACC regular season champions
|tourney= NCAA tournament
|tourney_result= Runner-Up
}}
{{2013–14 ACC women's basketball standings}}
The 2013–14 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball team represented University of Notre Dame during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Fighting Irish, led by twenty-seventh year head coach Muffet McGraw, played their home games at the Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center and were 1st year members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season with 37–1 overall, 16–0 in ACC play to win both of the ACC Regular Season and Tournament. They earned an automatic bid to the 2014 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament where they defeated Robert Morris in the first round, Arizona State in the second round, Oklahoma State in the Sweet Sixteen, and Baylor in the Elite Eight to make it to their sixth Final Four, where they defeated Maryland. In the championship game, they lost to Connecticut, ending their school-record 37-game win streak.
Roster
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{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first= Madison|last=Cable|link=n|num=22|pos=G|ft=5|in=11|class=JR|rs=|high_school=Mt. Lebanon|home=Mt. Lebanon, PA}}
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{{CBB roster/Footer|head_coach=Muffet McGraw|asst_coach=Carol Owens
Beth Cunningham
Niele Ivey|roster_url=http://www.und.com/sports/w-baskbl/mtt/nd-w-baskbl-mtt.html|accessdate=2013-10-17}}
Schedule
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|-
!colspan=9| Exhibition
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 10/30/2013
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 6
| opponent = California (PA)
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Edmund P. Joyce Center
| site_cityst = South Bend, IN
| gamename =
| attend = 7,743
| tv =
| score = 118–49
| overtime =
| record = –
}}
|-
!colspan=9| Regular Season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/09/2013
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 6
| opponent = UNC Wilmington
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Edmund P. Joyce Center
| site_cityst = South Bend, IN
| gamename =
| attend = 8,572
| tv =
| score = 99–50
| overtime =
| record = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/11/2013
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 6
| opponent = Michigan State
| opprank = 19
| site_stadium = Edmund P. Joyce Center
| site_cityst = South Bend, IN
| gamename =
| attend = 8,242
| tv =
| score = 81–62
| overtime =
| record = 2–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/16/2013
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 6
| opponent = Valparaiso
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Edmund P. Joyce Center
| site_cityst = South Bend, IN
| gamename =
| attend = 8,508
| tv =
| score = 96–46
| overtime =
| record = 3–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/23/2013
| time = 3:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 5
| opponent = Penn
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Palestra
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA
| gamename =
| attend = 1,025
| tv =
| score = 76–54
| overtime =
| record = 4–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/26/2013
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 5
| opponent = DePaul
| opprank = 25
| site_stadium = Edmund P. Joyce Center
| site_cityst = South Bend, IN
| gamename =
| attend = 8,518
| tv =
| score = 92–76
| overtime =
| record = 5–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/01/2013
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 5
| opponent = Duquesne
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Mattamy Athletic Centre
| site_cityst = Toronto, ON
| gamename =
| attend = 933
| tv =
| score = 100–61
| overtime =
| record = 6–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/04/2013
| time = 7:30 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 4
| opponent = Penn State
| opprank = 10
| site_stadium = Bryce Jordan Center
| site_cityst = University Park, PA
| gamename = ACC – Big Ten Women's Challenge
| attend = 5,805
| tv = BTN
| score = 77–67
| overtime =
| record = 7–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/07/2013
| time = Noon
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 4
| opponent = UCLA
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Edmund P. Joyce Center
| site_cityst = South Bend, IN
| gamename =
| attend = 8,501
| tv =
| score = 90–48
| overtime =
| record = 8–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/14/2013
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 4
| opponent = Michigan
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Crisler Center
| site_cityst = Ann Arbor, MI
| gamename =
| attend = 3,330
| tv =
| score = 86–64
| overtime =
| record = 9–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/22/2013
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 4
| opponent = Central Michigan
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Edmund P. Joyce Center
| site_cityst = South Bend, IN
| gamename =
| attend = 8,775
| tv =
| score = 106–72
| overtime =
| record = 10–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/29/2013
| time = 5:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 2
| opponent = Oregon State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Gill Coliseum
| site_cityst = Corvallis, OR
| gamename =
| attend = 4,032
| tv = P12N
| score = 70–58
| overtime =
| record = 11–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/02/2014
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 2
| opponent = South Dakota State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Edmund P. Joyce Center
| site_cityst = South Bend, IN
| gamename =
| attend = 8,867
| tv =
| score = 94–51
| overtime =
| record = 12–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/05/2014
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 2
| opponent = Clemson
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Edmund P. Joyce Center
| site_cityst = South Bend, IN
| gamename =
| attend = 8,599
| tv =
| score = 71–51
| overtime =
| record = 13–0 (1–0)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/09/2014
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 2
| opponent = Boston College
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Edmund P. Joyce Center
| site_cityst = South Bend, IN
| gamename =
| attend = 8,474
| tv =
| score = 95–53
| overtime =
| record = 14–0 (2–0)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/12/2014
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 2
| opponent = Virginia
| opprank =
| site_stadium = John Paul Jones Arena
| site_cityst = Charlottesville, VA
| gamename =
| attend = 4,451
| tv =
| score = 79–72
| overtime =
| record = 15–0 (3–0)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/16/2014
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 2
| opponent = Pittsburgh
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Petersen Events Center
| site_cityst = Pittsburgh, PA
| gamename =
| attend = 2,768
| tv =
| score = 109–66
| overtime =
| record = 16–0 (4–0)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/16/2014
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 2
| opponent = Tennessee
| opprank = 12
| site_stadium = Thompson–Boling Arena
| site_cityst = Knoxville, TN
| gamename =
| attend = 13,346
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 86–70
| overtime =
| record = 17–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/23/2014
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 2
| opponent = Miami (FL)
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Edmund P. Joyce Center
| site_cityst = South Bend, IN
| gamename =
| attend = 8,304
| score = 79–52
| overtime =
| record = 18–0 (5–0)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/27/2014
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 2
| opponent = Maryland
| opprank = 8
| site_stadium = Comcast Center
| site_cityst = College Park, MD
| gamename =
| attend = 7,668
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 87–83
| overtime =
| record = 19–0 (6–0)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/30/2014
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 2
| opponent = Virginia Tech
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Edmund P. Joyce Center
| site_cityst = South Bend, IN
| gamename =
| attend = 8,556
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 74–48
| overtime =
| record = 20–0 (7–0)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/02/2014
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 2
| opponent = Duke
| opprank = 3
| site_stadium = Cameron Indoor Stadium
| site_cityst = Durham, NC
| gamename =
| attend = 7,018
| tv = ESPN
| score = 88–67
| overtime =
| record = 21–0 (8–0)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/06/2014
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 2
| opponent = Florida State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Donald L. Tucker Center
| site_cityst = Tallahassee, FL
| gamename =
| attend = 2,331
| tv =
| score = 81–60
| overtime =
| record = 22–0 (9–0)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/09/2014
| time = 3:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 2
| opponent = Syracuse
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Edmund P. Joyce Center
| site_cityst = South Bend, IN
| gamename =
| attend = 9,149
| tv = ACCN/RSN
| score = 101–64
| overtime =
| record = 23–0 (10–0)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/13/2014
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 2
| opponent = Boston College
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Conte Forum
| site_cityst = Chestnut Hill, MA
| gamename =
| attend = 804
| tv =
| score = 82–61
| overtime =
| record = 24–0 (11–0)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/17/2014
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 2
| opponent = Georgia Tech
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Edmund P. Joyce Center
| site_cityst = South Bend, IN
| gamename =
| attend = 8,808
| tv = ACCN/RSN
| score = 87–72
| overtime =
| record = 25–0 (12–0)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/20/2014
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 2
| opponent = Wake Forest
| opprank =
| site_stadium = LJVM Coliseum
| site_cityst = Winston-Salem, NC
| gamename =
| attend = 1,435
| tv = ACCN/RSN
| score = 86–61
| overtime =
| record = 26–0 (13–0)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/23/2014
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 2
| opponent = Duke
| opprank = 7
| site_stadium = Edmund P. Joyce Center
| site_cityst = South Bend, IN
| gamename =
| attend = 9,149
| tv = ESPN
| score = 81–70
| overtime =
| record = 27–0 (14–0)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/27/2014
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 2
| opponent = North Carolina
| opprank = 14
| site_stadium = Edmund P. Joyce Center
| site_cityst = South Bend, IN
| gamename =
| attend = 9,149
| tv =
| score = 100–75
| overtime =
| record = 28–0 (15–0)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/02/2014
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 2
| opponent = NC State
| opprank = 13
| site_stadium = Reynolds Coliseum
| site_cityst = Raleigh, NC
| gamename =
| attend = 3,516
| tv =
| score = 84–60
| overtime =
| record = 29–0 (16–0)
}}
|-
!colspan=9 | 2014 ACC women's basketball tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/07/2014
| time = 2:45 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 2
| opponent = Florida State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Greensboro Coliseum
| site_cityst = Greensboro, NC
| gamename = Quarterfinals
| attend = 4,506
| tv = ACCN
| score = 83–57
| overtime =
| record = 30–0 (16–0)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/08/2014
| time = 5:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 2
| opponent = NC State
| opprank = 14
| site_stadium = Greensboro Coliseum
| site_cityst = Greensboro, NC
| gamename = Semifinals
| attend = N/A
| tv = ESPNU
| score = 83–48
| overtime =
| record = 31–0 (16–0)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/09/2014
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 2
| opponent = Duke
| opprank = 10
| site_stadium = Greensboro Coliseum
| site_cityst = Greensboro, NC
| gamename = Championship Game
| attend = 8,190
| tv = ESPN
| score = 69–53
| overtime =
| record = 32–0 (16–0)
}}
|-
!colspan=9 | 2014 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/22/2014
| time = 1:30 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 2
| opponent = Robert Morris
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Savage Arena
| site_cityst = Toledo, OH
| gamename = First Round
| attend = 4,312
| tv = ESPN
| score = 93–42
| overtime =
| record = 33–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/24/2014
| time = 6:30 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 2
| opponent = Arizona State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Savage Arena
| site_cityst = Toledo, OH
| gamename = Second Round
| attend = 3,544
| tv = ESPN
| score = 84–67
| overtime =
| record = 34–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/29/2014
| time = 2:30 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 2
| opponent = Oklahoma State
| opprank = 21
| site_stadium = Edmund P. Joyce Center
| site_cityst = South Bend, IN
| gamename = Sweet Sixteen
| attend = 8,774
| tv = ESPN
| score = 89–72
| overtime =
| record = 35–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/31/2014
| time = 4:30 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 2
| opponent = Baylor
| opprank = 5
| site_stadium = Edmund P. Joyce Center
| site_cityst = South Bend, IN
| gamename = Elite Eight
| attend = 8,774
| tv = ESPN
| score = 88–69
| overtime =
| record = 36–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 04/06/2014
| time = 6:30 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 2
| opponent = Maryland
| opprank = 11
| site_stadium = Bridgestone Arena
| site_cityst = Nashville, TN
| gamename = Final Four
| attend = 17,548
| tv = ESPN
| score = 87–61
| overtime =
| record = 37–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 04/08/2014
| time = 20:30
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 2
| opponent = Connecticut
| opprank = 1
| site_stadium = Bridgestone Arena
| site_cityst = Nashville, TN
| gamename = Championship Game
| attend = 17,570
| tv = ESPN
| score = 58–79
| overtime =
| record = 37–1
}}
{{CBB schedule end|rank=| poll=AP Poll|timezone=Eastern Time}}
Rankings
{{main|2013–14 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings}}
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| Poll | Pre Nov. 4 | Wk 2 Nov. 11 | Wk 3 Nov. 18 | Wk 4 Nov. 25 | Wk 5 Dec. 2 | Wk 6 Dec. 9 | Wk 7 Dec. 16 | Wk 8 Dec. 23 | Wk 9 Dec. 30 | Wk 10 Jan. 6 | Wk 11 Jan. 13 | Wk 12 Jan. 20 | Wk 13 Jan. 27 | Wk 14 Feb. 3 | Wk 15 Feb. 10 | Wk 16 Feb. 17 | Wk 17 Feb. 24 | Wk 18 Mar. 3 | Wk 19 Mar. 10 | Final |
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! AP | style="background:#FFF;" | 6 | style="background:#FFF;" | 6 | style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 5 | style="background:#FFF" | 5 | style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 4 | style="background:#FFF;" | 4 | style="background:#FFF;" | 4 | style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 2 | style="background:#FFF;" | 2 | style="background:#FFF;" | 2 | style="background:#FFF;" | 2 | style="background:#FFF;" | 2 | style="background:#FFF;" | 2 | style="background:#FFF;" | 2 | style="background:#FFF;" | 2 | style="background:#FFF;" | 2 | style="background:#FFF;" | 2 | style="background:#FFF;" | 2 | style="background:#FFF;" | 2 | style="background:#FFF;" | N/A | ||||||||||||||||||||
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! Coaches | style="background:#FFF;" | 7 | style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 6 | style="background:#FFF;" | 6 | style="background:#FFF;" | 6 | style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 5 | style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 4T | style="background:#FFF;" | 4 | style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 2 | style="background:#FFF;" | 2 | style="background:#FFF;" | 2 | style="background:#FFF;" | 2 | style="background:#FFF;" | 2 | style="background:#FFF;" | 2 | style="background:#FFF;" | 2 | style="background:#FFF;" | 2 | style="background:#FFF;" | 2 | style="background:#FFF;" | 2 | style="background:#FFF;" | 2 | style="background:#FFF;" | 2 | style="background:#FFF;" | 2 |
See also
References
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