With its win over California on Tuesday, the Notre Dame women's basketball team moved one step closer to its goal - a national championship. This weekend, the Fighting Irish will continue that pursuit when they travel to Raleigh, N.C. to take on fifth-seed St. Bonaventure in a Sweet Sixteen game.
Tip-off is set for approximately 2:32 pm ET, following the 12:04 pm ET matchup between #2 seed Maryland and #3 seed Texas A&M.
Before Notre Dame and St. Bonaventure contend for a berth in the Elite Eight, here's some more information on the Fighting Irish's opponent:
- Record: 31-3 (at-large bid)
- Coach: Jim Crowley (12th season)
- Best wins: at Temple (74-65), at Dayton (56-55), vs. Marist (67-56)
- Home arena: Reilly Center (capacity: 5,480)
- Best players: Jessica Jenkins, Sr., G (14.3 PPG), Megan Van Tatenhove, Sr., F (13.3 PPG, 6.0 RPG)
- Deepest tournament run: Sweet Sixteen (2012)
- NCAA history: First tournament appearance
- How it got here: First round - Defeated #12 seed Florida Gulf Coast University, 72-65 OT, Second round - Defeated #13 seed Marist, 66-63
- Location: Allegany, New York (approximately 80 miles south of Buffalo)
- Founded: 1858
- Conference: Atlantic-10
- Enrollment: 1,957 undergraduates, 505 graduates
- Academics: More than 50 undergraduate majors and programs, 20 graduate programs from the schools of Arts & Sciences, Business, Education, Journalism/Mass Communication, and Franciscan Studies
- Religious Affiliation: Catholic (Franciscan)
- Mascot: Bonnies
- Colors: Brown and white
- Notable alum: Bob Lanier (basketball Hall of Famer, led St. Bonaventure to the 1970 Final Four)
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