2010–11 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball team

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2010–11 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball
Notre Dame Fighting Irish logo.svg
Big East Runners Up
ConferenceBig East Conference (1979–2013)
2010–11 record31–7 (13–3 Big East)
Head coach
Home arenaEdmund P. Joyce Center
Seasons
← 2009–10
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2010–11 Big East Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Connecticut† 16 – 0   1.000 36 – 2   .947
DePaul 13 – 3   .813 29 – 7   .806
Notre Dame 13 – 3   .813 31 – 8   .795
Rutgers 11 – 5   .688 20 – 13   .606
Marquette 10 – 6   .625 24 – 9   .727
Louisville 10 – 6   .625 22 – 13   .629
Syracuse 9 – 7   .563 25 – 10   .714
Georgetown 9 – 7   .563 24 – 11   .686
St. John's 9 – 7   .563 22 – 11   .667
West Virginia 8 – 8   .500 24 – 10   .706
Providence 6 – 10   .375 13 – 16   .448
Pittsburgh 5 – 11   .313 14 – 17   .452
South Florida 3 – 13   .188 12 – 19   .387
Villanova 3 – 13   .188 12 – 19   .387
Cincinnati 2 – 14   .125 9 – 20   .310
Seton Hall 1 – 15   .063 8 – 22   .267
† 2011 Big East Basketball Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 2010–11 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball team represented the University of Notre Dame in the 2010–2011 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Irish, coached by Muffet McGraw, play their home games at the Edmund P. Joyce Center in South Bend, Indiana. The Fighting Irish, members of the Big East Conference, finished runners-up in the Big East regular season and conference tournament, and also in the NCAA tournament.

2011 NCAA Tournament[]

In the 2011 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament, Notre Dame advanced through the rounds, beating two #1 seeds—the Tennessee Lady Volunteers and UConn Huskies—en route to the final. In so doing, they became the first team ever to defeat Tennessee and UConn in the same NCAA women's tournament.[2] The Irish lost to Texas A&M in the national title game.

References[]

  1. ^ "NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Standings - 2010-11". ESPN. Retrieved 1 Dec 2016.
  2. ^ Voepel, Mechelle (November 6, 2011). "Baylor leads the way as 2011-12 opens". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 7, 2011.
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