1996-97 Women’s Basketball Results
Record: 31-7 (Home: 11-1, Away: 13-4, Neutral: 7-2)BIG EAST Conference 17-1 (2nd/BIG EAST 6)1997 NCAA Final Four * 1997 NCAA East Regional Champion
---------- Notre Dame High ----------Date ND NR Opp NR Opponent ND Result W-L Record BEC Scorer Rebounder Assists AttendanceWNIT Preseason Tournament Third Place (First/Second Rounds - Campus Sites; Semifinal/Final - Rustin, La; Louisiana Tech University host)Nov. 15 20/25 KENT W 66-41 W1 1-0 Gaither-25 Morgan-8 Ivey-8 857 Nov. 17 20/25 6/6 at Iowa W 61-50 W2 2-0 Gaither-27 Gaither-14 Peirick-4 2,167Nov. 19 14/17 3/2 vs. Tennessee L 59-72 L1 2-1 Gaither-20 Bohman-10 Morgan-5 3,321Nov. 20 14/17 8/12 vs. NC St. W 64-53 W1 3-1 Gaither-24 Gaither-10 Morgan-6 4,836Nov. 23 14/17 at Bowling Green W 85-70 W2 4-1 Gaither-25 Bohman-7 Augustin-9 615Comfort Inn Downtown Classic Champion (Frank Erwin Center; Atlanta, Ga.; Georgia Tech University host)Nov. 28 9/12 vs. Ohio W 95-82 W3 5-1 Gaither-40 Gaither-14 Augustin-5 485Dec. 1 9/12 at Georgia Tech W 76-69 W4 6-1 Morgan-29 Morgan-12 Augustin-8 790Dec. 5 7/14 at Purdue L 58-73 L1 6-2 Morgan-22 Bohman-10 Morgan-4 5,859Dec. 7 7/14 *PROVIDENCE W 91-75 W1 7-2 1-0 Peirick-18 Morgan-10 Morgan-8 687Dec. 9 10/17 19/13 WISCONSIN L 69-81 L1 7-3 Gaither-27 2 tied- 8 2 with-4 1,102Dec. 11 10/17 INDIANA W 71-63 W1 8-3 Morgan-25 Gaither-10 Augustin-7 715Dec. 21 16/19 at Valparaiso W 75-56 W2 9-3 3 with-13 2 with- 7 Augustin-6 1,117Jan. 2 17/22 *at Seton Hall W 87-47 W3 10-3 2-0 Gaither-25 Gaither-9 Augustin-8 470Jan. 4 17/22 at Ohio State L 67-74 L1 10-4 Gaither-23 Gaither-17 Bohman-3 5,216Jan. 7 21/24 *at Boston Coll W 61-57 W1 11-4 3-0 Morgan-20 Gaither-14 Peirick-2 343Jan. 9 21/24 *WEST VIRGINIA W 103-58 W2 12-4 4-0 McMillen-24 Morgan-10 Peirick-7 310Jan. 12 21/24 *at Villanova W 77-54 W3 13-4 5-0 Gaither-22 Augustin-7 2 with-6 1,106Jan. 15 21/24 *at Syracuse W 72-45 W4 14-4 6-0 Gaither-21 Gaither-12 Augustin-10 714Jan. 18 21/24 *PITTSBURGH W 65-49 W5 15-4 7-0 Morgan-18 Gaither-9 Peirick-9 1,271Jan. 21 T-19/22 *RUTGERS W 76-61 W6 16-4 8-0 Morgan-26 3 with- 7 Augustin-10 590Jan. 25 T-19/22 *GEORGETOWN W 67-63 W7 17-4 9-0 Morgan-27 2 with- 8 Augustin-6 4,837Jan. 29 T-19/22 *at Miami, Fla. W 72-71 W8 18-4 10-0 Morgan-21 Bohman-9 Peirick-8 658Feb. 2 19/22 *at St. John's W 75-47 W9 19-4 11-0 2 with-15 Gaither-9 2 with-5 463Feb. 6 15/21 *SYRACUSE W 90-73 W10 20-4 12-0 Bohman-16 Bohman-9 Augustin-9 1,756Feb. 9 15/21 1/1 *at Connecticut L 49-72 L1 20-5 12-1 Gaither-19 Gaither-12 Morgan-3 10,027Feb. 12 17/18 *BOSTON COLLEGE W 91-64 W1 21-5 13-1 Morgan-17 Morgan-7 Augustin-8 1,492Feb. 16 17/18 *at Providence W 97-74 W2 22-5 14-1 Gaither-23 Morgan-11 Augustin-8 1,078Feb. 19 16/17 *VILLANOVA W 68-51 W3 23-5 15-1 Gaither-18 Gaither-15 Augustin-9 2,476Feb. 22 16/17 *SETON HALL W 75-61 W4 24-5 16-1 Morgan-24 Gaither-9 McMillen-4 4,874Feb. 25 14/15 *at West VirginiaW 80-67 W5 25-5 17-1 Morgan-24 Gaither-16 Augustin-7 1,239BIG EAST Tournament Second Place (Gampel Pavilion; Storrs, Conn.; University of Connecticut host)Mar. 2 14/15 vs. Rutgers W 86-58 W6 26-5 Morgan-23 Gaither-8 Augustin-7 10,027Mar. 3 13/15 vs. Georgetown W 83-43 W7 27-5 Gaither-26 Bohman-10 Augustin-9 10,027Mar. 4 13/T-15 1/1 at Connecticut L 77-86 L1 27-6 Morgan-30 Gaither-14 2 with-3 10,027NCAA Tournament East Sub-Regional Champion (Frank Erwin Center; Austin, Texas; University of Texas host)Mar. 15 15/14 vs. Memphis W 93-62 W1 28-6 Gaither-24 Gaither-12 2 with-6 8,185Mar. 17 15/14 14/13 at Texas W 88-83 W2 29-6 2 with-29 Gaither-11 Peirick-8 7,418NCAA Tournament East Regional Champion (Carolina Coliseum/Frank McGuire Arena; Columbia, S.C.; University of South Carolina host)Mar. 22 15/14 8/7 vs. Alabama W 87-71 W3 30-6 Morgan-36 Morgan-13 Peirick-11 4,011Mar. 24 15/14 22/16 vs. George Wash W 62-52 W4 31-6 Gaither-25 Gaither-16 Peirick-5 2,678NCAA Final Four - Third-Place Tie (Riverfront Coliseum; Cincinnati, Ohio; Xavier University host)Mar. 28 15/14 10/11 vs. Tennessee L 66-80 L1 31-7 Gaither-28 Gaither-13 2 with-4 16,714Caps denotes home game. * - Indicates BIG EAST Conference game. NR - Indicates Notre Dame and opponent national ranking's in the Associated Press/USA Today polls at gametime.