ND Announces Katryna Gaither Will Join Irish "Ring of Honor" in November
From the ND press announcement:
“I am honored to announce the induction of Katryna Gaither into the Notre Dame Ring of Honor,” ND Heac Coach Niele Ivey said. “She ranks fourth on our all-time scoring list as well as third in the rebounding category and helped lead our team to its first Final Four in 1997. Katryna, along with an incredible senior class, established the foundation for the rich tradition of excellence and success which Notre Dame women’s basketball now enjoys." This group also included Beth Morgan (Cunningham), who helped lead the Irish to its first-ever Final Four.
Born in the Bronx and raised in Mount Vernon, N.Y., the 6-3 center arrived at Notre Dame in 1993 and blossomed into one of the premier players to ever don the blue and gold. During her sophomore season, Gaither made 252 field goals, which still ranks ninth in program history. Her name peppers the record books from those initial years in South Bend; Gaither still holds the No. 4 spot in the highest field goal percentage category from her 1995-96 campaign (.633) and the No. 1 spot in single-season field goals (324) from that same year.
Ceremony scheduled for Nov. 20
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Dillon druthers: This is a popular choice among many of us at the Bench. Besides the accomplishments listed above and in the press release, Gaither's efficiency ratings are through the roof (along with Ruth Riley and Jess Shepard, in particular).
Congrats to Katryna!
(If anyone is wondering, my next choice would be Alicia Ratay, the beyond-effective long-range bomber who was essential to ND's first championship squad, led by "The Ruth" and Niele Ivey.) After that, why not Jewell Loyd?