HONORS AND AWARDS

2026-27
- Preseason AP All-American
- Preseason ACC Player of the Year

2025-26
- Team Captain
- ESPY nominee for “Best Single-Game Performance” (Akron — NCAA-record 16 steals)
- Nancy Lieberman Award
- Naismith National Defensive Player of the Year
- WBCA National Defensive Player of the Year
- USA TODAY All-America First Team (Unanimous)
- WBCA All-America Team
- USBWA All-America First Team
- Wooden Award All-America Team
- AP All-American Second Team
- ACC Player of the Year and ACC Defensive Player of the Year
  - Became the first player in conference history to win both awards in back-to-back seasons
- NCAA Tournament Fort Worth Regional 1 All-Regional Team
- All-ACC Tournament First Team
- Holds program single-season scoring record
- Ranks second in program history in career scoring
- Fastest player in ACC and program history to reach 2000 points (86 games)
- Holds program record for career steals
- Holds NCAA single-season steals record
- Holds NCAA single-tournament steals record
- Holds ACC single-season scoring record
- Holds ACC record for single-season steals
- Holds program record for consecutive games with 10+ points (active streak)
- Holds program record for most 20-point games
- Holds program record for most 30-point games
- Holds program record with 44 points in a game (Akron, 11/12/25)
- Holds program record for single-season steals
- Holds NCAA D-1 record with 16 steals in a game (Akron, 11/12/25)
- Three-time USBWA National Team of the Week (Dec. 23, Feb. 25, March 4)
- Seven-time ACC Player of the Week (Nov. 10, Nov. 17, Dec. 8, Jan. 12, Feb. 2, Feb. 23, March 2)
  - An ACC record for single-season ACC Player of the Week honors
- Scored 200 points and notched 50 steals through nine games for the second time in her career (2023-24). All other NBA, WNBA and D-1 men’s or women’s players have done that just once
- One of four major conference players this century to record 2000 points, 500 rebounds, 400 assists and 400 steals. Only one to do it prior to the conclusion of their junior season
- Wooden Award National Ballot
- Lieberman Award Finalist
- Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Late Season Watchlist
- Naismith Midseason Team
- Nancy Lieberman Top 10 Watch List
- Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Watch List
- Wooden Midseason Watch List
- ACC Preseason Player of the Year
- Preseason AP All-American
- Wade Trophy Watch List
- Wooden Award Watch List
- Lieberman Award Watch List
- Naismith Award Watch List
2024-25
- AP All-America First Team
- USBWA All-America First Team
- WBCA Coaches’ All-America Team
- ACC Player of the Year
- ACC Defensive Player of the Year
- All-ACC Tournament Second Team
- All-ACC Academic Team
- ACC regular season co-champion
- Wooden Award finalist
- Naismith Player of the Year finalist
- Wade Trophy finalist
- Naismith Defensive Player of the Year finalist
- Dawn Staley Award finalist
- USBWA Ann Meyers Drysdale National Player of the Year Midseason Top 50
- Ann Meyers Drysdale Award Top 5
- Wooden Award Midseason Top 25
- AP Player of the Week (Nov. 26 & Dec. 17)
- USBWA Anne Meyers Drysdale National Players of the Week (Nov. 26, Dec. 17 & Feb. 4)
- ACC Player of the Week (Nov. 25, Dec. 16, Feb. 3)
- ACC Co-Player of the Week (Nov. 18)
- Preseason AP All-American
- ACC Preseason Player of the Year
  - Just the third player in conference history to be the Preseason Player of the Year the season after being Rookie of the Year
- Nancy Lieberman Award Watch List
- Wooden Award Watch List
2023-24
- AP All-America First Team
- USA TODAY All-America
- ACC Tournament champion
- ACC Tournament MVP
- ACC Rookie of the Year
- ACC Defensive Player of the Year
- All-ACC First Team
- Dawn Staley Award
- Naismith Defensive Player of the Year semifinalist
- Nancy Lieberman Award Top 5 Finalist
- Wooden Award Finalist
- WBCA Coaches All-America First Team
- Woody Miller Player of the Year
- 2023 USA Basketball Female Athlete of the Year
- AP National Player of the Week (Dec. 26)
- Naismith Women’s College Basketball Player of the Week (Jan. 29)
- Three-time USBWA Tamika Catchings National Freshman of the Week (Nov. 20, Dec. 27 & Jan. 30)
- Three-time ACC Player of the Week (Nov. 20, Dec. 26, March 4)
- 12-time ACC Rookie of the Week (Nov. 13, Nov. 20, Nov. 27, Dec. 18, Dec. 26, Jan. 2, Jan. 8, Jan. 15, Jan. 29, Feb. 5, Feb. 12, March 4)
  - Holds the ACC record for most ROTW honors
  - Just the second Irish player ever to earn ACC Rookie and Player of the Week honors in the same week
- Ranked the No. 10 player in the nation (No. 2 freshman) by ESPN on Dec. 21
- Wade Watch List
- Naismith Women’s College Player of the Year Midseason Team

AS A JUNIOR (2025-26)

Broke school records with 25.3 points and 5.6 steals per game on the year. Also averaged 6.9 rebounds and 5.2 assists per contest, becoming the first men’s or women’s college basketball player to average 25-5-5-5 this century
vs UCONN (3/29): Had 22 points and 11 rebounds
vs VANDERBILT (3/27): Posted the second 30-point triple-double ever in an NCAA Tournament game (Caitlin Clark) with 31 points, 11 rebounds and 10 steals. Broke the single-season NCAA steals record
at OHIO STATE (3/23): Finished with 26 points, a career-high 13 rebounds and eight steals. Broke the Notre Dame single-season scoring record previously held by Arike Ogunbowale and became just the second player in NCAAT history to have multiple eight-steal games. Only one to do it in the same NCAA Tournament
vs FAIRFIELD (3/21): Flirted with a quadruple-double, finishing with 23 points, nine rebounds, six assists and eight steals
vs DUKE (3/7): Finished with 24 points and became just the fourth player in ACC history to record an 800-point season. Also notched her seventh career 20-point game in the ACC Tournament, the most this century
vs NC STATE (3/6): Finished with 25 points for the sixth consecutive game, the most among ACC players this century
vs MIAMI (3/5): Had 28 points, eight boards, five steals and seven assists
at LOUISVILLE (3/1): Notched 30 points, eight rebounds, seven assists and five steals, including a game-sealing swipe to down the 10th-ranked Cardinals on their home floor
vs SYRACUSE (2/26): Dropped 27 points plus recorded eight rebounds, seven assists and seven steals
at SMU (2/22): Posted a near triple-double on her 21st birthday, finishing with 31 points, 9 rebounds and 11 steals
at WAKE FOREST (2/19): Scored 26 points
at VIRGINIA (2/8): Posted another game with 20+ points, finishing with 24 plus eight assists
at STANFORD (2/1): Had 37 points and 9 rebounds plus 4 steals. Went 7-7 from the floor and 5-5 from the charity stripe in the second half
vs CLEMSON (1/25): Dropped 30 points, 8 steals and 6 assists
vs MIAMI (1/22): Had a double-double with 27 points and 10 steals. Broke the program steals record and became the fastest player in ACC and program history to reach 2000 points
vs LOUISVILLE (1/15): Stuffed the stat sheet with 24 points, 8 assists and 5 rebounds
vs NORTH CAROLINA (1/11): Notched 31 points, 7 steals, 8 rebounds and 6 assists against No. 22
vs BOSTON COLLEGE (1/8): Stuffed the stat sheet with 16 points, 5 assists and 6 steals
at DUKE (1/4): Had 22 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists
at GEORGIA TECH (1/1): Flirted with a triple-double with 26 points, 10 assists, 8 steals
vs PITTSBURGH (12/29): Scored 30 points and recorded four steals to total 350 in her career, passing current Irish head coach Niele Ivey (348) for second in program history
vs BELLARMINE (12/21): Recorded the first 30-point triple-double in program history with 30 points, 13 steals and 10 assists
at JMU (12/14): Scored 13 points, marking the 77th consecutive game in double-figures, a Notre Dame record
vs MOREHEAD STATE (12/11): Scored 26 points with 11 rebounds and six steals
at FLORIDA STATE (12/7): Flirted with a triple-double, scoring 17 points with seven rebounds and nine assists
at OLE MISS (12/4): Had 28 points and five steals. Went 8-8 from the charity stripe
vs CENTRAL MICHIGAN (11/24): Stuffed the stat sheet with 25 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists and 6 steals
vs SOUTHERN CAL (11/21): Hit the game-winning shot with 1.9 seconds left to defeat the No. 11 Trojans
vs AKRON (11/12): Broke program scoring record (44) and NCAA D-1 steals record (16). Only played in NBA/WNBA/CBB to have 40+ points and 16+ steals
vs CHICAGO STATE (11/9): Had 32 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists and 4 steals. 32 points was the most scored by any ACC player during the opening week of play
vs FDU (11/5): Scored 27 points with 6 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals in the season opener

AS A SOPHOMORE (2024-25)

Averaged 23.8 points, 5.0 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 3.7 steals per game.
- Set program single-season record with 23.8 ppg
NCAA TOURNAMENT (3/21-3/29): Scored 24 points with 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 steals against SFA. Went 11-18 from the floor. Against Michigan, had 21 points and went 8-14 from the floor. Against TCU, had 15 points and 4 steals.
ACC TOURNAMENT (3/7-3/8): Led Irish with 25 points against Cal and 23 points against Duke. Also had 6 steals against Duke
LOUISVILLE (3/2): Led the team with 20 points, grabbing 9 rebounds, dishing out 6 assists, and going a perfect 2-2 from deep
AT NC STATE (2/23): Led the Irish with 26 points in 2OT and dished out 3 assists
CALIFORNIA (2/9): Led Notre Dame with 24 points and 5 assists in back-to-back performances
STANFORD (2/6): Led Notre Dame with 24 points and 5 assists
at LOUISVILLE (2/3): Finished with a season-high 34 points plus 6 rebounds and 5 assists
at VIRGINIA TECH (1/30): Dropped 30 points with 5 assists, 3 steals and 2 rebounds. Went 10-16 from the floor and 7-7 from the charity stripe
at BOSTON COLLEGE (1/23): Stuffed the stat sheet with 23 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 5 steals
SMU (1/19): Posted her third double-double of the year with 23 points and 10 boards
GEORGIA TECH (1/16): Missed game with an ankle sprain
at CLEMSON (1/12): Missed game with an ankle sprain
WAKE FOREST (1/9): Went 8-11 from the floor and finished with 23 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 6 steals
at UNC (1/5): Had 24 points, 5 assists and went 5-9 from deep
VIRGINIA (12/29): Had 28 points and went 10-18 from the floor, including three triples
LOYOLA MD (12/22): Had a season-high 33 points and 13 FGM. Also made four 3-pointers and recorded 5 steals
EASTERN MICH (12/15): Posted 27 points and 6 steals. Went 5-5 from the charity stripe
UCONN (12/12): Led Notre Dame with 29 points against the Huskies and had a near triple-double with 10 rebounds and 8 assists. Also had a career-high six made shots from beyond the arc
at SYRACUSE (12/8): Finished the game with 24 points, 10 rebounds. Scored her 1000th career point in just her 44th game, shattering the ND record of 60 games held by Beth Morgan
TEXAS (12/5): Finished with 30 points, 8 rebounds and 4 steals against the nation’s No. 4 team
TCU (11/29): Led the team with 27 points, 5 assists and 3 steals. Also went 8-10 from the charity stripe and grabbed 9 rebounds
AT USC (11/23): Had 24 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists and 5 steals in a win over the Trojans
at LAFAYETTE (11/17): Tied a career-high with five made treys. Finished with 29 points
MERCYHURST (11/4): Picked up right where she left off last season in the opener against Mercyhurst, notching 19 points, 6 rebounds and 6 steals

AS A FRESHMAN (2023-24)

Broke Notre Dame single-season records in numerous categories
- 22.6 points per game
- 4.6 steals per game
- 160 steals
- 237 free throw attempts (tied)
Ranked in top 10 in program history in numerous additional categories
- 790 points (3rd in school history)
- 35 double-figure games (T-7th in school history)
- 35 consecutive double-figure scoring games (2nd in school history)
- 26 20+ point games (2nd in school history)
- Five 30+ point games (2nd in school history)
- 278 FGM (4th in school history)
- 624 FGA (3rd in school history)
- 184 FTM (2nd in school history)
- 1252 minutes (6th in school history)
- 35.8 minutes per game (4th in school history)
- Eight double-doubles (4th in school history among guards)
Top 10 amongst Notre Dame freshmen rankings —
- 790 points (1st)
- 22.6 points per game (1st)
- 278 FGM (1st)
- 624 FGA (1st)
- 50 made 3s (3rd)
- 147 3s attempted (3rd)
- 34.0 3FG% (7th)
- 184 FTM (1st)
- 237 FTA (1st)
- 216 rebounds (7th)
- 194 assists (2nd)
- 5.5 assists per game (2nd)
- 160 steals (1st)
- 4.6 steals per game (1st)
- 35 games started (T-2nd)
- 35 games played (T-9th)
- 1253 minutes played (1st)
- 35.8 minutes per game (1st)
Led the nation with 4.6 steals per game
Had 14 points, 11 assists and 6 steals in her NCAA Tournament debut, becoming just the fifth player in Notre Dame history to post 11+ assists in the Tournament
In the ACC Tournament, averaged 19.3 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists per game. Was ultimately named Tournament MVP
Led nation in steals with 4.6 per game
Had 160 steals last season, a Notre Dame record previously held by Skylar Diggins
One of two players major conference players in the nation (Iowa’s Caitlin Clark is other) averaging 20 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists per game
PITTSBURGH (2/4): Scored her 500th point with a free throw, becoming the fastest player in program history to reach 500 points in a single season
- Also had her eighth consecutive game with 20+ points, a program record
at GEORGIA TECH (2/2): Scored 35 points, breaking her own freshman single-game scoring record
at CONNECTICUT (1/27): Scored 34 points, a then career-high that is was the Notre Dame single-game freshman scoring record. It was also her third 30+-point game, which is a freshman record
at VIRGINIA (1/18): Posted her ninth game this season with at least 6 steals, breaking the Notre Dame career record held by Skylar Diggins. Also posted 23 points marking the 14th time this year she’s eclipsed 20 points. That breaks the Irish freshman record held by Beth Morgan
at SYRACUSE (12/31): Scored 32 points
WESTERN MICHIGAN (12/21): Notched her first career triple-double with 26 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists. It is the highest-scoring triple-double in Irish history and just the second ever achieved by a true freshman
Posted 27 steals through her first four games, the most by any Division I player in the country in one’s first four games in 25 years
at NJIT (11/12): Notched 12 steals, which tied the Notre Dame single-game record held by Marina Mabrey (11/23/15)
SOUTH CAROLINA (11/6): Scored 31 points, the most points ever scored by an Irish freshman — male or female — in their Notre Dame debut

PREP AND PERSONAL

2025 USA Basketball AmeriCup gold medalist and All-Star Five
No. 5 recruit in the 2023 class according to the ESPN HoopGurlz Recruiting Rankings
2023 Gatorade New Jersey Player of the Year
Posted a record-breaking 26 points at the McDonald’s All-America Games, tied game record with 8 steals. Named Co-MVP of the game
2023 FIBA U19 Women’s World Cup
2023 Nike Hoop Summit participant
2022 FIBA U17 Women’s World Cup Gold Medalist
Played club basketball for Philly Rise
Scored 2,135 points in high school despite COVID-19 interruptions
Majoring in Film, Television and Theatre

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