Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball

Notre Dame Fighting Irish
2024–25 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball team
UniversityUniversity of Notre Dame
First season1977–78 (48 years ago)
Athletic directorPete Bevacqua
Head coachNiele Ivey (5th season)
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
LocationNotre Dame, Indiana
ArenaPurcell Pavilion
at the Edmund P. Joyce Center
(capacity: 9,149)
NicknameFighting Irish
ColorsBlue and gold
   
Uniforms
Home
Away
Alternate
NCAA tournament champions
2001, 2018
Other NCAA tournament results
Runner-up2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2019
Final Four1997, 2001, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019
Elite Eight1997, 2001, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019
Sweet Sixteen1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
Appearances1992, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
Conference tournament champions
1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994 (MCC)
2013 (Big East)
2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2024 (ACC)
Conference regular-season champions
1985, 1986 (North Star)
1989, 1990, 1991, 1994, 1995 (MCC)
2001, 2012, 2013 (Big East)
2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2023, 2025 (ACC)

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball team is the intercollegiate women's basketball program representing University of Notre Dame in Notre Dame, Indiana. The program currently competes in the Atlantic Coast Conference of NCAA Division I. The Fighting Irish play their home games in the Purcell Pavilion at the Edmund P. Joyce Center, and are currently coached by Niele Ivey.