SOUTH BEND, ind. -- Notre Dame Women's Basketball Head Coach Niele Ivey was recognized on Thursday as a semifinalist for Women's College Coach of the Year, presented by Naismith.

Ivey has led Notre Dame to its third consecutive season with at least 25 wins, and the Irish have beaten eight ranked teams this year. Notre Dame also has three wins over top-five programs at the time of the game — USC, Texas and Connecticut, all of which remain top-five teams at the end of the regular season.

From Dec. 5, 2024, to Feb. 23, 2025, Notre Dame won 19 consecutive games for the first time since 2015-16 and earned a share of the ACC regular season title after going 16-2 in the conference.

This year's 10 semifinalists: 

• Niele Ivey, Notre Dame
• Geno Auriemma, Connecticut
• Dawn Staley, South Carolina
• Cori Close, UCLA
• Lindsay Gottlieb, USC
• Vic Schaefer, Texas
• Mark Campbell, TCU
• Wes Moore, North Carolina State
• Shea Ralph, Vanderbilt
• Kenny Brooks, Kentucky

Last five Women's COTY winners:

• 2024 -- Dawn Staley, South Carolina
• 2023 -- Dawn Staley, South Carolina
• 2022 -- Dawn Staley, South Carolina
• 2021 -- Tara VanDerveer, Stanford
• 2020 -- Dawn Staley, South Carolina

The 2025 Women's Naismith Coach of the Year winner will be announced on April 2.