SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Another top transfer portal target is headed to Notre Dame.
On Monday, the Irish announced forward and Marquette transfer Liza Karlen will spend her graduate season at Notre Dame.
Karlen averaged 17.7 points and 7.9 rebounds per game last season and was unanimously selected to the All-BIG EAST First Team. She shot 49.7 percent from the floor, hit 60 of her 73 attempts from the charity stripe, and notched 10 double-doubles. A versatile frontcourt player, Karlen also went 25-70 from deep last year (35.7 percent).
“I would like to welcome Liza to our Notre Dame family!” Karen and Kevin Keyes Family Head Coach Niele Ivey said. “She brings a wealth of experience and the depth to the forward position and has tremendous versatility offensively having shot 50 percent from the field and 36 percent from deep last season. Liza also has an incredible motor and is a relentless rebounder. I am so grateful and excited for what she will add to our team next season.”
Karlen’s numbers against ranked teams were even more impressive, as she posted 20.3 points and 8 boards per game in six ranked matchups.
The Minnesota native earned national recognition as well, as she was a Katrina McClain Award Top 10 finalist, a three-time BIG EAST Player of the Week, a two-time USBWA Player of the Week and the AP Player of the Week on Dec. 19, 2023.
Notre Dame has already added forward Liatu King to its 2024-25 roster. Karlen, King, Sonia Citron, Hannah Hidalgo, Olivia Miles and Maddy Westbeld have all been named to first teams in their respective conferences at some point in their careers.