Fairmont grad Westbeld signs training camp contract with WNBA team

COLUMBUS, OH - APRIL 01: Kathryn Westbeld #33 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish cuts down the net after scoring the game winning basket to defeat the Mississippi State Lady Bulldogs in the championship game of the 2018 NCAA Women’s Final Four at Nationwide Arena on April 1, 2018 in Columbus, Ohio. The Notre Dame Fighting Irish defeated the Mississippi State Lady Bulldogs 61-58. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)

COLUMBUS, OH - APRIL 01: Kathryn Westbeld #33 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish cuts down the net after scoring the game winning basket to defeat the Mississippi State Lady Bulldogs in the championship game of the 2018 NCAA Women’s Final Four at Nationwide Arena on April 1, 2018 in Columbus, Ohio. The Notre Dame Fighting Irish defeated the Mississippi State Lady Bulldogs 61-58. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
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By John Boyle
April 30, 2018
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Fairmont High School product and recent national champion Kathryn Westbeld has signed a training camp contract with the WNBA’s Los Angeles Sparks.

Westbeld, a 6-foot-2 forward, recently wrapped up her collegiate career at Notre Dame. She helped lead the Irish to a national championship over Mississippi State on April 1 in Columbus.

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Westbeld averaged 7.7 points and 5.2 rebounds per game in her senior season, which included starts in 31 of 32 games. She shot 59.2 percent from the floor.

The 2014 Fairmont grad became the 39th member of Notre Dame’s 1,000-point club this season and finished her career with 1,076 points. During Westbeld’s career, Notre Dame was 82-9 with her in the starting lineup. She’s the seventh current Irish player on an WNBA roster.

The Sparks open the preseason May 7 at the Connecticut Sun.

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