The first piece to Notre Dame women’s basketball coach Niele Ivey’s offseason roster rebuild fell into place Friday, when Wake Forest grad transfer forward Malaya Cowles committed to the Irish, a source confirmed.
The 6-foot-3 Wilkesboro, N.C., product averaged career highs of 8.8 points and 5.1 rebounds in 28 games this past season for the Demon Deacons (9-20 overall, 2-16 ACC), with one of her best games coming Jan. 9 in a 100-64 loss to Notre Dame. She had 15 points and 10 rebounds against the Irish.
Her .558 shooting percentage from the field in 2025 was also a career high and one of the highest single-season marks in Wake Forest history.