2012–13 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball team

Intercollegiate basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Women's basketball 2012–13 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Notre Dame Fighting Irish logo.svg Big East Conference Big East 3 2 35–2 16–0 Muffet McGraw 26th Carol Owens Beth Cunningham Niele Ivey Edmund P. Joyce Center Big East regular season and tournament champions NCAA tournament Final Four The 2012–13 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball team represented University of Notre Dame during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Fighting Irish, led by twenty-sixth year head coach Muffet McGraw, played their home games at the Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center and played their final season as members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season with 35–2 overall, 16–0 in Big East play to win the Big East regular season and tournament titles. They earned an automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament where they defeated 2012 women UT Martin Skyhawks Tennessee-Martin in the first round, Iowa in the second round, 2012 women Kansas Jayhawks Kansas in the Sweet Sixteen, and 2012 women Duke Blue Devils Duke in the Elite Eight to make it to their fifth Final Four, where they were defeated by rival UConn in the National semifinals. Roster w 2012 Notre Dame Fighting Irish y y w Skylar Diggins y 4 G 5 9 Sr Washington South Bend, IN w Natalie Achonwa y 11 F 6 3 Jr St. Mary's Catholic Guelph, ON w Ariel Braker n 44 F 6 1 Jr Grosse Pointe North Grosse Pointe Woods, MI w Madison Cable n 22 G 5 11 So Mt. Lebanon Mt. Lebanon, PA w Whitney Holloway n 3 G 5 4 So Montini Catholic Plainfield, IL w Kayla McBride y 21 G 5 11 Jr Villa Maria Academy Erie, PA w Jewell Loyd y 32 G 5 10 Fr Niles West High School Lincolnwood, IL w Markisha Wright n 34 F 6 2 So Des Moines East Des Moines, IA Muffet McGraw Carol Owens Beth Cunningham Niele Ivey Schedule yes 2012-13 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings 2012 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style=Notre Dame Fighting Irish| Exhibition |- !colspan=9 style=Notre Dame Fighting Irish| Regular season |- !colspan=9 style=Notre Dame Fighting Irish | Big East tournament Mar 10, 2013 yes yes 2 2012 women South Florida Bulls South Florida XL Center Hartford, Connecticut Quarterfinals 75–66 29–1 Mar 11, 2013 yes yes 2 Louisville 16 XL Center Hartford, Connecticut Semifinals 83–59 30–1 Mar 12, 2013 yes yes 2 Connecticut 3 XL Center Hartford, Connecticut Championship game 61–59 9,085 31–1 |- !colspan=9 style=Notre Dame Fighting Irish | NCAA tournament Mar 24, 2013 yes yes 2 1 E 2012 women UT Martin Skyhawks Tennessee-Martin 16 E Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa First round 97–64 32–1 Mar 26, 2013 yes 2 1 E Iowa 9 E Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa Second round 74–57 4,942 33–1 Mar 31, 2013 yes yes 2 1 E 2012 women Kansas Jayhawks Kansas Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, Virginia Regional Semifinal Sweet Sixteen 93–63 34–1 Apr 2, 2013 yes yes 2 1 E 2012 women Duke Blue Devils Duke 5 Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, Virginia Regional Final Elite Eight 87–76 35–1 April 7, 2013 yes 9:07 pm2 1 E yes 3 Connecticut New Orleans Arena New Orleans, Louisiana National Semifinal Final Four/Rivalry ESPN 65–83 17,545 35–2 AP Poll Eastern Time Source2012-13 Women's Basketball Schedule https://fightingirish.com/sports/wbball/schedule/season/2012-13/ Notre Dame Athletics March 9, 2024 Rankings 2012–13 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings See also 2012–13 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team References Category:Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball seasons Notre Dame Category:NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament Final Four seasons Notre Dame Notre Dame Fighting Irish Notre Dame Fighting Irish