SOUTH BEND – Two Notre Dame players on the opposite ends of the spectrum but also similar are [autotag]Cassandre Prosper[/autotag] and [autotag]Kylee Watson[/autotag]. Prosper enrolled early at the university and didn’t join the team until after the season already had begun. Watson is new to the Irish, too, but she already had two years at Oregon under her belt. She went to the NCAA Tournament in both of those years, and this is new for freshman Prosper.
In the Irish’s first-round win over Southern Utah, Watson shot a perfect 6 of 6 from the field for 12 points before fouling out. Prosper came off the bench and tied for the game high of 10 rebounds. Now, they will look to have similarly good games against Mississippi State in the second round. They recognize it will be more of a challenge, but that’s expected come tournament time.
Here is what they told the assembled media the day before their next win-or-go-home: