After the stunning offseason departure of Olivia Miles to TCU and the loss of multiple seniors to graduation and other contributors to the transfer portal, Notre Dame women's basketball is in rebuilding mode with only three scholarship players returning from last season -- Hannah Hidalgo, Cassandra Prosper and KK Bransford.

While junior star Hidalgo is still expected to be the leader of the team, Bransford and Prosper are both expected to fill significantly expanded roles this season. Luckily for the Irish, they both seem up for the task.

This will be a particularly interesting season for Bransford, a senior guard who sat out the entire 2024-25 campaign while recovering from a lower leg injury. She averaged 8.2 points, 2.9 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game her sophomore year.

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