The 2020–21 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Fighting Irish were led by first year head coach Niele Ivey and played their home games at Purcell Pavilion as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
The Fighting Irish finished the season 10–10 and 8–7 in ACC play to finish in sixth place. In the ACC tournament, they lost to Clemson in the Second Round. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the WNIT.
Previous season The Fighting Irish finished the 2019–20 season at 13–18 and 8–10 in ACC play to finish in a tie for ninth place. As the tenth seed in the ACC tournament, they lost to Pittsburgh in the First Round. The NCAA tournament and WNIT were cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
Offseason
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for departure Kristin Baer 1 F 6'2" Graduate Student San Jose, CA Graduated Kaitlin Cole 2 G 5'10" Senior Toledo, OH Graduated Margaret Murdock 3 G 5'8" Sophomore Glencoe, IL — Catherine Murdock 5 G 5'8" Sophomore Glencoe, IL — Marta Sniezek 13 G 5'8" Graduate Student McLean, VA Graduated Kathleen Keyes 40 F 5'11" Freshman Ridgewood, NJ —
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous school Dara Mabrey 1 G 5'7" Junior Belmar, NJ Virginia Tech
2020 recruiting class
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Roster
Schedule and results
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!colspan=9 style=| Non-conference Regular season
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!colspan=9 style=| ACC Women's Tournament
Rankings 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings + Regular season pollsPoll Pre-Season Week2 Week3 Week4 Week5 Week6 Week7 Week8 Week9 Week10 Week11 Week12 Week13 Week14 Week15 Week16 Final AP 22 RV RV Coaches 23 RV + Legend Increase in ranking Decrease in ranking No change (RV) Received votes (NR) Not ranked
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