#2 ND Women 84 v #10 Vermont 66 FINAL

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Game was tied at 6 around the 3 minute mark then Vermont went on a 14-4 spurt. ND battling back actually Sklar Diggins battling back closing to 23-20.

 

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Frehsman Diggins has 15 pts.

23-20 just under 8 minutes left in 1st half

 

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Diggins 7-9 from the floor.
Schrader 0-3
Barlow 0-2

 

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ND 9-18 from the floor with Diggins going 7-9

 

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Digginse missed the layup, Schrader following got the putback fouled for 3 pt play and tie at 23.

 

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Irish take the lead then Diggins with another steal for a 4 pt lead

 

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Wish you hadn't informed me.

Just found the game.

BigIf, prepare to edit. I just poured me a mixed one.

 

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ND up by 10

Diggins is on fire. Stealin' the ball, hittin' the shots.

ND was down 10 when I turned it on. That last 3 by VT as the only decent offensive play since the 20-10 score.

ND is much quicker.

 

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halftime ND up 42-33

Diggins has 19 points

9-13 from the floor

5 steals.

 

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ND 79 -64 2:14 left

Diggins 31 Pts, 2 Reb, 6 Ast, 7 Stl

The 31 pts is a career high for the freshman and 5 pts short of the 3rd best scoring effort in ND Women's History. Top game was 41 by Ruth Riley, Kathyrn Gauthier had a 40 pt game, and Ruth Riley (twice), and Beth Morgan had 36 pt games.

Diggins is a freshman.

 

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Beth Morgan's 36 pt game is the ND Women's record for an NCAA Game. Diggins was 5 pts short and didn't take a shot in the last 4:46 minutes of the game.

 

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Muffet cleared the bench as all 11 ND players got PT, 9 scored.

 

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ND's next game is Sunday in KC versus the winner of the Oklahoma/Arkansas Little Rock 9:45 ET game tonight.

 

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Sweet 16