No. 19 Notre Dame closed out its 77-63 conference win at Pittsburgh with defense.
The Irish (14-4, 5-2 ACC) allowed the Panthers (10-9, 1-7) to shoot just 3-of-18 from the field in the fourth quarter Sunday. Pittsburgh managed only eight points in the final quarter with no points coming in the last 3:25.
Notre Dame didn't make it easy on itself with nine turnovers in a first half that ended in a 39-39 tie and eight more turnovers in the second half. But Notre Dame's points in the paint and sharp free-throw shooting were enough to allow the Irish to pick up the road victory in Petersen Events Center.
Notre Dame scored 10 more points in the paint than Pittsburgh (38-28) and made 15 more free throws (19-4). The Irish finished 19-of-20 from the charity stripe.
Graduate forward Maya Dodson provided a major presence for Notre Dame inside. She scored a game-high 23 points and grabbed a team-high 12 rebounds.
Four other Irish scored double-digit points: freshman guards Olivia Miles (14) and Sonia Citron (12), junior forward Sam Brunelle (10) and senior guard Dara Mabrey (10).
Pittsburgh's Destiny Strother scored 14 points off the bench on 4-of-4 shooting from 3 in the first half. She didn't make another shot in the second half. Guard Jayla Everett finished with a team-high 15 points on 6-of-23 shooting and 2-of-12 from 3.
Notre Dame will return home for its next four games: Syracuse (Thursday), Boston College (Sunday), No. 4 NC State (Feb. 1) and Virginia Tech (Feb. 3).
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No. 19 Notre Dame (13-4, 4-2 ACC) needs to move past a disappointing 73-71 loss at Boston College on Thursday. Today's game at Pittsburgh (10-8, 1-6) should provide that opportunity. Game tips at 2 p.m. EST.
Where: Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh
Watch: ACCNX (via ESPN app)
Listen: 99.9 WQLQ-FM locally | ND Radio Network
The Irish need to cut down on turnovers after committing 18 of them in the loss to Boston College. They can't let Pittsburgh get hot from 3 like Cameron Swartz (5-of-8) and Makayla Dickens (6-of-10) did for the Eagles.
The Irish (14-4, 5-2 ACC) allowed the Panthers (10-9, 1-7) to shoot just 3-of-18 from the field in the fourth quarter Sunday. Pittsburgh managed only eight points in the final quarter with no points coming in the last 3:25.
Notre Dame didn't make it easy on itself with nine turnovers in a first half that ended in a 39-39 tie and eight more turnovers in the second half. But Notre Dame's points in the paint and sharp free-throw shooting were enough to allow the Irish to pick up the road victory in Petersen Events Center.
Notre Dame scored 10 more points in the paint than Pittsburgh (38-28) and made 15 more free throws (19-4). The Irish finished 19-of-20 from the charity stripe.
Graduate forward Maya Dodson provided a major presence for Notre Dame inside. She scored a game-high 23 points and grabbed a team-high 12 rebounds.
Four other Irish scored double-digit points: freshman guards Olivia Miles (14) and Sonia Citron (12), junior forward Sam Brunelle (10) and senior guard Dara Mabrey (10).
Pittsburgh's Destiny Strother scored 14 points off the bench on 4-of-4 shooting from 3 in the first half. She didn't make another shot in the second half. Guard Jayla Everett finished with a team-high 15 points on 6-of-23 shooting and 2-of-12 from 3.
Notre Dame will return home for its next four games: Syracuse (Thursday), Boston College (Sunday), No. 4 NC State (Feb. 1) and Virginia Tech (Feb. 3).
FULL BOX SCORE
Game thread below.
No. 19 Notre Dame (13-4, 4-2 ACC) needs to move past a disappointing 73-71 loss at Boston College on Thursday. Today's game at Pittsburgh (10-8, 1-6) should provide that opportunity. Game tips at 2 p.m. EST.
Where: Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh
Watch: ACCNX (via ESPN app)
Listen: 99.9 WQLQ-FM locally | ND Radio Network
The Irish need to cut down on turnovers after committing 18 of them in the loss to Boston College. They can't let Pittsburgh get hot from 3 like Cameron Swartz (5-of-8) and Makayla Dickens (6-of-10) did for the Eagles.
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