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#2 Irish Tip Off Season Friday Against Akron In Preseason WNIT

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DATE: November 11, 2011
TIME: 7:00 p.m. ET
AT: Notre Dame, Ind. - Purcell Pavilion (9,149)
SERIES: First meeting
WEBCAST: UND.com (live)
RADIO: Pulse FM (96.9/92.1) (live) (Bob Nagle, p-b-p)
LIVE STATS: UND.com
LIVE CHAT: UND.com/blog

Storylines
Notre Dame is 26-8 (.765) all-time in season openers, including a 21-3 (.875) record in the Muffet McGraw era and an active 16-game winning streak.
The Fighting Irish are tipping off their fourth appearance in the Preseason WNIT, having won the tournament title in 2004, and reaching the semifinals in both 1996 and 2007.

No. 2 Irish Tip Off Season Friday Against Akron In Preseason WNIT
Following a successful and productive preseason, No. 2 Notre Dame opens its 35th season of intercollegiate competition at 7 p.m. (ET) Friday when it plays host to Akron in the first round of the Preseason Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) at Purcell Pavilion. The game will be air live on the official Notre Dame athletics web site, www.UND.com.

Last week, the Fighting Irish stepped on the hardwood for the first time since last year's run to the NCAA national title game, defeating the reigning Canadian national champion, Windsor (Ontario), 83-34 in an exhibition game on Nov. 2 at Purcell Pavilion. Notre Dame needed much of the first half to shake off the rust from a seven-month hiatus, but eventually slipped into high gear, shooting .515 for the night.

Sophomore guard Kayla McBride led four players in double figures with 21 points, while fifth-year senior forward Devereaux Peters had 16 points and eight rebounds.

Rankings
Notre Dame is No. 2 in the preseason Associated Press and ESPN/ USA Today polls.
Akron is not ranked.

Quick Hitters
Notre Dame is ranked second in the preseason version of both major national polls. That's the highest debut for the Fighting Irish in either poll, topping their No. 4 AP ranking to open 2009-10, and their No. 5 ESPN/ USA Today position to start 2000-01.
With its No.

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