Notre Dame to face Huskies for fourth time this season, 12th time in past three years (9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT live on ESPN and ESPNHD; live stats at UND.com).
Notre Dame has advanced to the NCAA regional finals for the third consecutive season, fifth time in school history (7 p.m. ET on ESPN, ESPNHD and WatchESPN; stats at UND.com).
Notre Dame is top seed in Norfolk Region, will face OVC Tournament champion Skyhawks in Iowa City, Iowa (5:05 p.m. ET on ESPN2; live stats at UND.com).
Notre Dame Women's Basketball defeated Connecticut 96-87 in triple overtime on Monday, March 4, 2013.
OVERVIEW: Multi-talented backcourt player with exceptional basketball IQ ... has tremendous range and efficiency with her three-point shot ... instinctive passer who sees the court well ... solid ball-handler with good feel for putting her teammates in position to succeed ... understands all the nuances of the game at both ends of the floor ... charismatic player who should be a tremendous fit in the Notre Dame system ... has potential to be an important part of Fighting Irish fortunes in 2012-13.
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Manasquan High School in Manasquan, N.J., where she was coached by Felix Romero, after spending her freshman season at St. John Vianney High School in Holmdel, N.J. ... combined career per-game statistical averages (both schools) of 19.8 points and 4.9 assists ... scored 2,123 points in her prep career, ranking fourth all-time among players from the Shore Conference, and making her the first 2,000-point scorer from the Shore since 1993, when Christie Pearce (Rampone) reached that milestone for Point Pleasant Boro before electing to devote her energy full-time to soccer (Rampone has more than 250 caps with the U.S. Women's National Team, including four FIFA World Cup and four Olympic appearances, helping the Americans to the 1999 World Cup title and Olympic gold medals in 2004, 2008 and 2012) ... career per-game statistical averages in three seasons at Manasquan of 22.4 points, 8.2 rebounds and 4.9 assists ...led the Shore Conference in scoring as both a sophomore and junior ... as a senior in 2011-12, averaged 17.0 ppg., 6.2 rpg., 5.4 apg. and 2.8 spg., while leading Manasquan to a 32-2 record, a No. 17 national ranking in the final USA Today Super 25 poll, the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) Group III state title and the NJSIAA Tournament of Champions crown (across all groups/classes) ... became one of only handful of New Jersey girls' players ever to win two Tournament of Champions titles at different schools ... had three 20-point outings in the state tournament and capped by a 26-point performance in the Tournament of Champions final against Gill St. Bernard's ... as a junior in 2010-11, averaged 23.4 ppg., 9.0 rpg., 5.9 apg. and 3.8 spg., while knocking down 42 three-pointers and .883 from the free throw line ... as sophomore in 2009-10, averaged 26.9 ppg., 9.5 rpg. and 3.4 apg. with .821 free throw percentage ... played her freshman season (2008-09) at St. John Vianney, averaging 12.0 ppg. and 5.0 apg., while helping team win NJSIAA Tournament of Champions ... also sparkled on the AAU circuit, playing for New Jersey Demons and coach Rich Leary ... program won four state-level AAU tournaments and finished second once in summer of 2011.
AWARDS/HONORS: 2012 McDonald's and Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) High School All-America selection... finished second in Powerade Jam Fest Girls' 3-Point Shootout at McDonald's High School All-America Game in Chicago, narrowly losing in final, 17-16 ... 2012 Gatorade New Jersey High School Player of the Year ... 2012 ESPN Hoopgurlz Eastern All-Star Team ... two-time all-state selection (first team in 2012, second team in 2011) ... two-time all-metro (tri-state) first-team pick (2011, 2012) ... two-time Coast Star Offensive Player of the Year (2011, 2012) ... was near-consensus player of the year selection in 2012 by Newark Star-Ledger, MSG Varsity and Asbury Park Press, in addition to Coast Star ... 2010 Newark Star-Ledger Sophomore of the Year ... four-time all-region choice (2009-12) ... four-time all-conference selection (2009-12) ... made all-star teams at two AAU tournaments in summer of 2011 (U.S. Junior Nationals in Washington, D.C., and Lady Choz Festival), and was named to ESPN Hoopgurlz "Best of the Summer 2011" ... ranked 20th by Blue Star Basketball ... ranked 33rd by ESPN Hoopgurlz ... ranked 36th by All-Star Girls Report ... ranked 76th by Collegiate Girls Basketball Report.
INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION: Member of 2012 USA Basketball Under-18 National Team that went 5-0 and won the gold medal at the FIBA Americas U18 Championship in Gurabo, Puerto Rico ... appeared in all five games (started four times), averaging 12.8 points, 4.8 assists and 4.0 rebounds per game with .500 three-point percentage (16-of-32) and .489 overall field goal percentage (23-of-47) while scoring in double figures four times, including 14 points in gold-medal game against Brazil (3 3FG in 19-0 run that erased early 11-point deficit) ... led all players in the eight-team tournament in assists, assist-to-turnover ratio (2.67) and three-pointers per game (3.2) ... stamped name all over the USA Basketball U18 record books, setting new single-game record with 10 assists in win over the Dominican Republic, and tying another U.S. U18 record with an .833 three-point percentage (5-of-6) in victory over Colombia ... also tied second-best tournament-long assist average (4.8) and three-point percentage (.500) by a USA Basketball player.
PERSONAL DATA: Last name is pronounced MAY-bree ... daughter of Patti and Roy Mabrey ... second of five siblings ... older brother, Roy, is a standout sophomore basketball player at Saint Anselm College in Manchester, N.H. ... ninth New Jersey resident to join the Notre Dame women's basketball program, and first in nearly two decades (Fighting Irish All-America guard/Turnersville native Karen Robinson played from 1987-91, followed by Keyport product Audrey Gomez from 1991-93) ... talented cook (named Chef of the Month at her high school) ... currently enrolled in Notre Dame's unique First Year of Studies program ... some other Fighting Irish players who have worn No. 23 include Melissa Lechlitner and Stacy Fields, while current assistant coach Niele Ivey wore the number as a freshman (1996-97) and current junior guard Kayla McBride wore it during her first two seasons at Notre Dame (2010-12).
