Notre Dame Puts Dominance to the Test at Syracuse

No. 4 Notre Dame (25-3, 12-2 ACC) looks to closeout its season road games with a victory at No. 17 Syracuse (20-6, 9-4 ACC).

Both teams will tipoff at 6 p.m. at the Carrier Dome.

Season Stat Leaders

                     Notre Dame                                                                                     Syracuse

Points

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Arike Ogunbowale (21.2 per game)

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Tiana Mangakahia (15.2 per game)

                                                 

                                       

Rebounds

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Jessica Shepard (9.8 per game)

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Mauve Djaldi-Tabdi (5.2 per game)

                                                     

                                                               

Assists

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Jackie Young (4.7 per game)

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Tiana Mangakahia (8.5 per game)

                                                    

                                                                   

Steals

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Arike Ogunbowale (1.8 per game)

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Tiana Mangakahia (2.1 per game)

                                               

                                                           

Blocks

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Brianna Turner (2.7 per game)

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Emily Engstler (1.3 per game)

                                                     

                                                           

Team Notes

Notre Dame

•         Notre Dame moved up to No. 4 in this week's AP Rankings.
•         The Fighting Irish are on a four-game winning streak.
•         Notre Dame won its last game against Duke 89-61 on Thursday.
•        Player of the Game: Arike gunwales (25 pts, 3 rebs, 2 arts, 3 stls)
•         The current starting five are averaging 13.0 points per game.
•         Arike Ogunbowale
•        Became the program’s all-time leading scorer in Notre Dame’s win against Duke.
•      ACC Statistics
•        No. 1 in scoring (21.2 per game)
•      No. 7 in assists (4.1 per game)
•      No. 9 in assist/turnover ratio (1.8)
•      No. 10 in steals (1.8 per game)
•      No. 15 in free throw percentage (.780)
•         Jessica Shepard
•        Scored in double-digits in 12 consecutive games this season.
•      Recorded four double-doubles in Notre Dame’s previous five games.
•      ACC Statistics
•        No. 2 in field goal percentage (.604)
•      No. 3 in rebounding (9.8 per game)
•      No. 9 in scoring (16.0 per game)
•      No. 13 in assist/turnover ratio (1.4)
•         Jackie Young
•       ACC Statistics
•        No. 1 in assist/turnover ratio (2.4)
•      No. 3 in assists (4.7 per game)
•      No. 9 in field goal percentage (.548)
•      No. 16 in scoring (14.2 per game)
•      No. 17 in rebounding (6.9 per game)
•         Marina Mabrey
•       ACC Statistics
•        No. 3 in 3-point field goal percentage (.457) and assist/turnover ratio (2.0).
•      No. 4 in assists (4.4 per game)
•      No. 5 in 3-point field goals made (2.5 per game)
•     No. 15 in field goal percentage (.515)
•      No. 18 in scoring (14.1 per game)
•         Brianna Turner
•        Finalist for the Senior CLASS Award.
•     Blocked 23 shots in Notre Dame’s previous six games.
•      Recorded a season-high five blocks in four games this season.
•      Candidate for the Naismith Defensive Player of the Year.
•      ACC Statistics
•        No. 1 in field goal percentage (.617) and blocked shots (2.7 per game).
•      No. 9 in rebounding (7.6 per game)
•      No. 23 in scoring (13.4 per game)

Syracuse

•         Syracuse moved up to No. 17 in this week's AP Rankings.
•         The Orange are on a two-game winning streak.
•         Syracuse won its last game Pittsburgh 90-63 on Thursday.
•       Player of the Game: Emily Engstler (17 pts, 6 rebs, 3 asks, 2 stls, 3 blks)
•         The Orange have scored 90+ points in seven games this season.
•         Tiana Mangakahia
•        Had a double-double of 10 points and 12 assists in Syracuse’s victory against Pittsburgh.
•      ACC Statistics
•        No. 1 in assists (8.5 per game)
•      No. 2 in assist/turnover ratio (2.2)
•      Tied at No. 4 with Georgia Tech’s Francesca Pan in steals (2.1 per game).
•      No. 2 in free throw percentage (.869)
•      No. 13 in scoring (15.2 per game)
•         Maeva Djaldi-Tabdi
•       ACC Statistics
•        No. 8 in field goal percentage (.558)
•      No. 9 in blocked shots (1.2 per game)
•         Miranda Drummond
•       ACC Statistics
•        No. 3 in 3-point field goals made (2.8 per game)
•      No. 9 in steals (1.8 per game)
•      No. 12 in 3-point field goal percentage (.386)
•         Emily Engstler
•       ACC Statistics
•        No. 8 in blocked shots (1.3 per game)

ACC Team Stat Comparison

Points

Notre Dame: No. 1 (87.6 per game)

Syracuse: No. 3 (78.0 per game)

Rebounds

Notre Dame: No. 2 (43.5 per game)

Syracuse: No. 4 (42.1 per game)

Assists

Notre Dame: No. 1 (20.3 per game)

Syracuse: No. 2 (18.3 per game)

Steals

Notre Dame: No. 4 (9.3 per game)

Syracuse: No. 3 (9.5 per game)

Blocks

Notre Dame: No. 1 (5.4 per game)

Syracuse: No. 2 (5.0 per game)

Series History

•         Notre Dame leads Syracuse 32-2.
•         Last Meeting: December 28, 2017, the Fighting Irish beat the Orange 87-72 in South Bend, Indiana.