Katlyn Gilbert’s terrific freshman season has given Notre Dame hope in what’s been a rare dreary season for the program. Everyone can see the potential even clearer after Gilbert was named the ACC Rookie of the Week on Monday.
In wins against Wake Forest and Pittsburgh, Gilbert averaged 14.5 points, 5.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists while shooting 38.7 percent from the field. With 12 points against the Demon Deacons and 17 against the Panthers, she has a team-high 21 games in which she’s scored in double figures.
Of course, Gilbert isn’t the only freshman making an impact for the Irish. She and Sam Brunelle are the top scoring first-year players in the conference with averages of 13.9 and 13.6 points a game, respectively. Throughout the country, only Fresno State’s Haley and Hanna Cavinder can join them as freshman teammates who have scoring averages of at least 13.5 points a game.
If the season ended today, Gilbert’s scoring average would rank fourth all-time for Notre Dame freshmen.