{"id":5374,"date":"2023-01-07T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-07T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/no-4-visits-no-18-north-carolina-as-notre-dame-womens-basketball-slumps\/"},"modified":"2023-01-07T17:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-01-07T17:00:00","slug":"no-4-visits-no-18-north-carolina-as-notre-dame-womens-basketball-slumps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/no-4-visits-no-18-north-carolina-as-notre-dame-womens-basketball-slumps\/","title":{"rendered":"No. 4 Visits No. 18 North Carolina as Notre Dame Women&#8217;s Basketball Slumps"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div><!-- tml-version=\"2\" --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Where<\/strong>: Chapel Hill, NC \u2013 Carmichael Arena <br \/><strong>when<\/strong>: Sunday, January 8 \u2013 4:00 PM EST <br \/><strong>Communication network<\/strong>: ACC Network \u2013 Jenn Hildreth (Play by Play); Debbie Antonelli (Analyst) <br \/><strong>wireless<\/strong>: ND Radio Network, South Bend 99.9 FM WQLQ \u2013 Sean Stires PBP <\/p>\n<p><strong>Let&#8217;s take a look at today&#8217;s matchup.<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p><strong>Notre Dame Fighting Irish (12-1, 3-0 ACC)<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p><strong>head coach<\/strong>: <strong>Neil Ivey<\/strong> (46-20 \u2013 third season at Notre Dame) <\/p>\n<p>The Fighting Irish improved to 3-0 with an 85-47 win in the Atlantic Coast Conference game against Boston College at the Purcell Pavilion. <strong>KK Bransford<\/strong> In a dominant win, they scored a career-high 17 points, 13 of them in the first half. The freshman was perfect 5-for-5 from the field and 9-for-7 at the free-throw line.  <\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-c\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-c not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline not-size-b not-size-c not-size-d\"\/>\n<p>Meanwhile, mid-career students <strong>Cassandre Prosper<\/strong> I almost finished my first week with the team with a double-double. The freshman from Montreal, Canada, had 9 rebounds, 2 steals and 2 assists as he scored 7 points. Her first career point was her 3-pointer in front of the Irish bench.  <\/p>\n<p><strong>Olivia Miles <\/strong>When<strong> Sonia Citron<\/strong> They scored 17 and 15 respectively.  Each sophomore has scored in double figures in his 12 of his 13 games for Notre Dame this season. The Irishman rebounded the Eagles 46-28 and in the paint he had a stunning 56-36 advantage. <\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-c\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-c not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-b not-size-c not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\"\/>\n<p>Two wins last week put Fighting Irish in fourth place in this week&#8217;s AP and Coach polls.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Predicted Irish Starting Lineup <\/strong> <\/p>\n<p>G. <strong>Olivia Miles<\/strong>&#8211; 5-10, sof.  &#8211; 15.2 PPG, 8.0 RPG, 7.5 APG <br \/>G. <strong>Sonia Citron<\/strong> &#8211; 6-1, Sof \u2013 14.9 PPG, 6.5 RPG, 2.2 APG <br \/>G. <strong>Dara Mabry<\/strong> &#8211; 5-7, 5-10.7 PPG, 2.8 RPG, 2.6 APG <br \/>debt <strong>Maddie Westveld<\/strong> &#8211; 6-3, Junior \u2013 10.3 PPG, 6.7 RPG, 23 BLK <br \/>debt <strong>Kylie Watson<\/strong> &#8211; 6-4, Jr-7.3 PPG, 4.0 RPG, 17 BLK <\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-c\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-2\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-2\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-c not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-2\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-b not-size-c not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\"\/>\n<p><strong>North Carolina Tar Heels (9-5, 0-3 ACC)<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p><strong>head coach<\/strong>: <strong>Courtney Banhart<\/strong> (63-37 in 4th season of school, 317-140 overall for 16 years)  <\/p>\n<p>North Carolina started the season 12th in the preseason rankings and climbed up to 6th in both the AP and Coaches polls thanks to a 6-0 start.  Back-to-back victories over No. 18 Oregon and No. 5 Iowa in November were their sixth and seventh wins of the season.  <\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-c\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-3\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-3\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-c not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-3\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-b not-size-c not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-2\"\/>\n<p>When the calendar turned to December, the fortunes of the Tar Heels quickly changed.  <\/p>\n<p>Then 5th place Indiana gave them their first loss in the ACC\/BIG Challenge with a skewed score of 87-63.  UNC then went on to win three straight games against UNC Wilmington, Wofford and South Carolina Upstate, but Sunday&#8217;s game against Ireland saw Michigan, currently No. 14, unranked Florida State, currently No. 9. I&#8217;m on a 4 losing streak. to Virginia Tech, and most recently to unranked Miami on Thursday night.  <\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-c\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-4\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-4\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-c not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-4\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-b not-size-c not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-3\"\/>\n<p>The four-game losing streak is the longest in North Carolina since the 2019-2020 season ended with an eight-game losing streak.  <\/p>\n<p><strong>Predicted starting lineup <\/strong> <\/p>\n<p>G. <strong>Deja Kelly<\/strong> &#8211; Stats &#8211; 16.5PPG, 4.1RPG, 3.9APG <br \/>debt <strong>Alyssa Usby<\/strong> &#8211; Stats \u2013 13.8 PPG, 9.1 RPG, 14 BLK  <br \/>G. <strong>Kennedy Todd-Williams<\/strong> &#8211; Stats \u2013 13.7 PPG, 5.1 RPG, 1.7 APG  <br \/>G. <strong>Eva Hodgson<\/strong> \u2013 Statistics \u2013 12.2 PPG, 2.2 RPG, 3.3 APG <br \/>debt <strong>Anya Poole<\/strong> &#8211; Statistics \u2013 5.5, 6.4 RPGs  <\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-c\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-5\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-5\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-c not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-5\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-b not-size-c not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-4\"\/>\n<section class=\"m-in-content-recommendation m-detail--in-content-recommendation h-isolated-styles mm-component-stack--is-body-item\">\n<p><span>scroll to continue<\/span><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><strong>what to look for<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p>North Carolina&#8217;s recent struggles are difficult to grasp. They&#8217;re a solid rebounding team (6th in the ACC) with the 1st turnover in the conference. The Tar Heels also have his fifth scoring offense and his ninth scoring defense in the ACC.  <\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-c not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-6\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-b not-size-c not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-5\"\/>\n<p>They are also injury free in the main rotation. <strong>Alyssa Usby, Kennedy Todd-Williams, Eva Hodgson, <\/strong>When<strong> Anya Poole<\/strong> Appeared in all 14 games. <strong>Deja Kelly<\/strong> There are 13 starts. The top two reserves have played more than 17.0 minutes in all of his 14 games, and his other two reserves have each played more than his 11 games.  <\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-c\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-6\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-6\"\/>\n<p>Their current four-game losing streak is 22 points combined, and the biggest problem in those losses was getting the ball into the basket. The Tar Heels shot just 36% across the field, and in that stretch he shot just 26% from his range for three points.  <\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-c not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-7\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-b not-size-c not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-6\"\/>\n<p>Notre Dame will bring the conference&#8217;s first field goal percentage offense, second scoring offense, and three-point shooting offense to Sunday&#8217;s matchup. The Fighting Irish defense also puts him third in the ACC and opponents only hit 35% of his shots during the season.  <\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-c\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-7\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-7\"\/>\n<p>Niele Ivey&#8217;s starting five has remained the same for all 13 games so far. Irish Guard Sonia Citron comes into the game as the conference&#8217;s hottest shooter. She went 17-for-12 (.706) in the Miami-Boston College game last week, making two sets of her 3-pointers.  <\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-c not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-8\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-b not-size-c not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-7\"\/>\n<p>The Tar Heels would become the fourth ranked team Notre Dame has faced this season. 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