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2013–14 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Women's Basketball Team
The 2013–14 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball team represented University of Notre Dame during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Fighting Irish, led by twenty-seventh year head coach Muffet McGraw, played their home games at the Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center and were 1st year members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season with 37–1 overall, 16–0 in ACC play to win both of the ACC Regular Season and Tournament. They earned an automatic bid to the 2014 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament where they defeated Robert Morris in the first round, Arizona State in the second round, Oklahoma State in the Sweet Sixteen, and Baylor in the Elite Eight to make it to their sixth Final Four, where they defeated Maryland. In the championship game, they lost to Connecticut, ending their school-record 37-game win streak. Roster Schedule , - !colspan=9, Exhibition , - !colspan=9, Regular Season ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muffet McGraw
Muffet McGraw (; born December 5, 1955) is an American former college basketball coach and analyst, who served as the head women's basketball coach at Notre Dame from 1987 to 2020, compiling a 848–252 (.771) record over 33 seasons. Career McGraw led her team to nine Final Fours (1997, 2001, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018 and 2019), seven championship game appearances (2001, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2018, and 2019), and two National Championships in 2001 and 2018. McGraw was the sixth different Division I coach to win multiple NCAA titles, joining Dawn Staley, Geno Auriemma, Pat Summitt, Linda Sharp, Tara VanDerveer and Kim Mulkey. McGraw was born in Pottsville, Pennsylvania. She graduated from Bishop Shanahan High School in 1973 and Saint Joseph's University in 1977. She briefly played professionally for the California Dreams of the Women's Professional Basketball League. She coached at Archbishop John Carroll High School from 1977 to 1979, and worked as an assistant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lincolnwood, Illinois
Lincolnwood (formerly Tessville) is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 13,463. An inner suburb of Chicago, it shares its southern, eastern, and a small section of its western boundary with Chicago, also bordering Skokie to the north and west. Geography Lincolnwood is located at (42.005331, -87.734283). According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Lincolnwood has a total area of , all land. The North Shore Channel lies on its eastern border. Lincolnwood shares its southern, southeastern, and southwestern boundary with Chicago; northern and northwestern boundary with Skokie; and its eastern border with Chicago. Although Lincolnwood is small, it is sectioned off into neighborhoods. The most notable is "The Towers", located west of the Edens Expressway. Another neighborhood is called the Terraces. Demographics As of the 2020 census there were 13,463 people, 4,405 households, and 3,285 families residing in the village. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Des Moines, Iowa
Des Moines is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of cities in Iowa, most populous city in the U.S. state of Iowa. It is the county seat of Polk County, Iowa, Polk County with parts extending into Warren County, Iowa, Warren County. It is named after the Des Moines River, likely derived from the French "Rivière des Moines" meaning "River of the Monks." The city was incorporated in 1851 as Fort Des Moines and shortened to "Des Moines" in 1857. Its population was 214,133 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. The Des Moines metropolitan area, covering six counties, is the Metropolitan statistical area, 81st largest metropolitan area in the U.S. with about 750,000 residents, and is the largest metropolitan area entirely in Iowa. Des Moines is a major center of the United States insurance industry and has a sizable financial services and publishing business base. The city is the headquarters for the Principal Financial Group and Wellmark Blue Cross B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East High School (Des Moines, Iowa)
East High School, often locally referred to as ''East'' or ''East High'', is a public secondary school located in Des Moines, Iowa, United States. East is the oldest high school in the Des Moines metro and is part of the Des Moines Public Schools. East is currently the seventh largest high school in the state by enrollment with 2,076 students. History Creation and early history East High was established in 1861 on the top floor of Bryant School, a primary school located at East 9th and Grand Ave. (sometimes listed as Pennsylvania Ave. and Grand Ave. - the other end of the same block) in Des Moines. Graduation rates in the early years were extremely low - an Elizabeth Mathews was the sole member of the very first graduating class in 1871, and there were no further high school graduates until 1875. In 1877, the high school moved to the top floor of Webster School at the corner of E. 12th and Lyon Street, where it remained until 1891. Rising enrollment forced the freshman class ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wheaton, Illinois
Wheaton is a city in and the county seat of DuPage County, Illinois, United States. It is located in Milton and Winfield Townships, approximately west of Chicago. As of the 2020 census, Wheaton's population was 53,970, making it the 27th-most populous municipality in the state. History Founding The city dates its founding to the period between 1831 and 1837, following the Indian Removal Act, when Erastus Gary laid claim to of land near present-day Warrenville. The Wheaton brothers arrived from Connecticut, and in 1837, Warren L. Wheaton laid claim to of land in the center of town. Jesse Wheaton later made claim to of land just west of Warren's. It was not long before other settlers from New England joined them in the community. In 1848, they gave the Galena and Chicago Union Railroad of right-of-way, upon which railroad officials named the depot Wheaton. In 1850, ten blocks of land were platted and anyone who was willing to build immediately was granted free land. In 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wheaton Warrenville South High School
Wheaton Warrenville South High School (WWSHS), locally referred to as "South", is a public four-year high school in Wheaton, Illinois. It is one of two high schools part of Community Unit School District 200 (DuPage County, Illinois), Community Unit School District 200, the other being Wheaton North, Wheaton North High School. The school has had a long history, during which it has had three names, and is considered the successor to a school with a similar name. The school is known for its academic and athletic accomplishments, its alumni include astronomer Edwin Hubble, comedian John Belushi and actor Jim Belushi. History The history of Wheaton Warrenville High School can be traced back to the original high school in Wheaton, ''Wheaton High School'', which opened in 1876. In 1925, the school was relocated to a new building which would eventually become Hubble Middle School, and changed its name to ''Wheaton Community High School''. In October 1946, the school's cafeteria was la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fishers, Indiana
Fishers is a city in the Fall Creek Township, Hamilton County, Indiana, Fall Creek and Delaware Township, Hamilton County, Indiana, Delaware townships in Hamilton County, Indiana, Hamilton County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census the population was 98,677. A northside suburb of Indianapolis, Fishers has grown rapidly in recent decades: about 350 people lived there in 1963, 2,000 in 1980, and only 7,500 as recently as 1990. After the passage of a referendum on its status in 2012, Fishers transitioned from a town to a city on January 1, 2015. The first mayor of Fishers, Scott Fadness, and with the city's first clerk and city council were sworn in on December 21, 2014. History 19th century In 1802, William Conner settled what is now Fishers. Conner built a log cabin and a trading post along the White River (Indiana), White River. The land that Conner settled is now known as Conner Prairie and is preserved as a living history museum. Settlers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamilton Southeastern High School
Hamilton Southeastern High School (HSE or HSHS) is a State school#United States, public secondary school in Fishers, Indiana, United States. It is a part of the Hamilton Southeastern Schools, Hamilton Southeastern School District. History During the 2003–2004 school year, the Hamilton Southeastern school district opened the Hamilton Southeastern High School Freshman Campus, which would house the district's high school freshmen until the 2006–2007 school year. In the fall of 2006, the HSE Freshman Campus became the second high school in the HSE school district, Fishers High School. In summer 2009, the cafeteria was expanded to accommodate more students. A new cafeteria and hallway replaced much of the original HSE High School courtyard in the summer of 2010. The addition was part of a $1.5 million project to combat overcrowding and help ease foot traffic. In 2012, freshmen were put into a Freshman Campus at the location of the old junior high until the senior wing addition, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buford, Georgia
Buford is a city in Gwinnett County, Georgia, Gwinnett and Hall County, Georgia, Hall counties in the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the city had a population of 17,144. Most of the city is in Gwinnett County, which is part of the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta Metropolitan Statistical Area. The northern sliver of the city is in Hall County, which comprises the Gainesville, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area and is part of the larger Atlanta-Athens, Georgia, Athens-Clarke-Sandy Springs Combined Statistical Area. The city was founded in 1872 after a railroad was built in the area connecting Charlotte, North Carolina, with Atlanta. Buford was named after Algernon Sidney Buford, who at the time was president of the Atlanta and Richmond Air-Line Railway. The city's leather industry, led by the Bona Allen Company, as well as its location as a railway stop, caused the population to expand during the early 1900s until a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buford High School (Georgia)
Buford High School is a public, four-year, comprehensive high school located in Buford, Georgia, United States, in the Gwinnett area of Northside Atlanta. History Buford High School was opened in 1948. In 2009, it was awarded a silver award by the State of Georgia Governor's Office of Achievement for "Highest Percentage of Students Meeting and Exceeding Standards". Academics For the 2010-2011 school years, the school had the highest passing rate in the Georgia Graduation Test, with 96% passing. Buford also ranks in the top 6% of students who pass AP courses.. A part of the greater Buford City Schools System, Buford was ranked by reviewers on the review site Niche as the top school system in the state. Athletics Buford has won state championships in the following: * Baseball (1977, 2011, 2015) * Boys' basketball (2017, 2019) * Girls' basketball (2009, 2010, 2011, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020) * Football (1978, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2019, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erie, Pennsylvania
Erie is a city on the south shore of Lake Erie and the county seat of Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania, fifth-most populous city in Pennsylvania and the most populous in Northwestern Pennsylvania with a population of 94,831 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. The two-county Erie–Meadville combined statistical area, Erie metropolitan area had a population of 270,876 in 2020. Erie is about from Buffalo, New York, Buffalo, from Cleveland, and from Pittsburgh. The city was named for the Native Americans in the United States, Native American Erie people who lived in the area until the mid-17th century. Its nicknames include "Gem City", a reference to its fine natural harbor, the "Gem of the Great Lakes"; and more recently, "Flagship City", from a City marketing, local marketing effort to play up the homeport of Oliver Hazard Perry's flagship USS Niagara (1813), ''Niagara''. Manufacturing continues to play a l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
